Assessment of the economic, environmental and safety impact of biofouling on a ship's hull and propeller

• Main Authors: Liu, Shukui, Kee, Yu Heng, Shang, Baoguo, Papanikolaou, Apostolos
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Biofouling on Ships; Hull and Propeller Fouling
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171092
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper presents a transparent methodology for predicting the speed/power performance of a ship under various conditions, considering the influence of biofouling on ship's hull and propeller. The biofouling development on ship surfaces are represented by surface roughness and their influence...