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- Title
RENEWABLE ENERGY OPTIONS AND AN ASSESSMENT OF WIND-BASED PROPULSION SYSTEMS FOR SMALL CRAFTS.
- Authors
KUKNER, Abdi; BULUT, Sertac; HALILBESE, Akile Nese
- Abstract
Increasing fuel prices and strong environmental concerns have changed the competitive landscape of the shipping industry today. The conventional propellers are still commonly used for marine propulsion, but the alternative propulsion systems become more prevalent, their advantages do as well. Because the environmental regulations for shipping are getting stricter, the marine propulsion systems based on renewable energy have recently received a large amount of attention. General strategies for reducing the small crafts dependence on oil for transportation include reducing energy use on the propulsion systems. In this respect, wind-assisted propulsion systems offer considerable options for introducing renewable power into shipping. The wind assisted systems generate thrust from the wind and thereby reduce dependence on fossil fuel and main engine operation. In this paper, alternative propulsion systems such as kite-assisted propulsion, Flettner rotor, and wind turbine systems and their applications to the small crafts have been investigated. Moreover, the working principles of each system have been analyzed in detail and compared in terms of their advantages. A detailed description of the systems had been explained how to obtain the daily energy to be needed and usage in yacht by harnessing renewable energy from the wind.
- Subjects
PROPULSION systems; RENEWABLE energy sources; WIND power; WIND turbines; BOAT design &; construction; MARITIME shipping &; the environment
- Publication
Scientific Bulletin 'Mircea cel Batran' Naval Academy, 2016, Vol 19, Issue 2, p39
- ISSN
2392-8956
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21279/1454-864X-16-I2-006