Sail forces, areas and propulsive power. An existing bulk carrier design, as specified in Table 3 was used to estimate the potential wind propulsive power available to such an international cargo vessel.
The renewable energy capture for a ship's propulsion system was optimised for a combination of wind sail and solar power using two models.
Then the optimal wind propulsive power was integrated with solar power generation onboard the vessel, by optimising the distribution of deck area amongst wind and solar power applications, to maximise the total average renewable energy capture for the ship. The GHG emissions reduction per transport work were evaluated, using the IMO EEDI formula.
Using the geometry and dimensions of the ship, the maximum solar power that could be obtained if 100% of the deck area was dedicated to solar energy capture was calculated. The deck area was calculated using the length of the centreline of the deck, the breadth of the vessel, and the water plane area.
In a case study using a bulk carrier vessel, the results showed that sailing at optimal sail angle and optimising the available deck area with combined installation of solar and wind system
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