The dynamic modeling of diesel engines in support of risk control in adverse conditions: TU Delft collaboration in the SHOPERA program

Ship accidents are caused daily others not so important with only scratches on the ship hulls and others are fatal for human life and also the environment. Some of the accidents are caused due to human error, but many are generated due to extreme conditions and to the minimized capabilities of the ships' designs. Ships seem to be underpowered in certain conditions with limited maneuverability as a result of being either old ships with less advanced equipment or newly built ships that need to satisfy specific regulations. There are regulations as the new EEDI lines which have as main purpose to minimize carbon dioxide emissions, though they still have the probability to impose risks in the propulsion and the maneuverability of new ships. In this thesis the dynamic behavior of diesel engines in heavy weather conditions is examined in order to identify the risks that threaten its functionality and overall the ship's propulsion. Research has been done in defining the engine's operational limits and the diesel engine's envelope. Furthermore, tests were performed on behalf of a European Commission's collaborative project called Energy Efficient Safe SHip OPERAtion (SHOPERA) and both numerical and software tools were designed for this project that define the engine dynamics and characteristics.

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diesel engines
heavy weather
EEDI
simulation
SHOPERA

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