Propeller Performance Enhancement for Ice-going Ships (PROFFS)
Research Project, 2017
– 2019
Maritime traffic has increased in the Baltic Sea as well in the Arctic Sea in recent years. As the climate becomes warmer this trend is expected to continue. Statistics shows that for ice-going vessels propeller damages are predominant among all ice navigation incidents. Upgrading the propeller ice class should however be avoided because it is at the cost of the propulsion efficiency. Instead, in the proposed project, we target at enhancing a propeller’s ice performance while keeping its open-water profile. This is supposed to be achieved by implementing laser surface treatment on the propeller blades. The proposed procedure is expected to improve energy efficiency of Swedish ships and thus boost the competitiveness of Swedish shipping industry. The knowledge gained in this study is expected to be beneficial for developing next generation Swedish icebreakers.
Participants
Zhiyuan Li (contact)
Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Marine Technology
Rickard Bensow
Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Marine Technology
Jonas Ringsberg
Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Marine Technology
Funding
Swedish Transport Administration
Project ID: 2017/55648
Funding Chalmers participation during 2017–2018
Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure
Sustainable development
Driving Forces
Transport
Areas of Advance
C3SE (Chalmers Centre for Computational Science and Engineering)
Infrastructure
Chalmers Materials Analysis Laboratory
Infrastructure
Materials Science
Areas of Advance