Iron Powder as a fuel on Service Vessels

Conference Paper (2024)
Author(s)

E.P.W. Scherpenhuijsen Rom (Student TU Delft)

Austin Kana (TU Delft - Ship Design, Production and Operations)

Research Group
Ship Design, Production and Operations
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.59490/imdc.2024.870
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Publication Year
2024
Language
English
Research Group
Ship Design, Production and Operations
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Abstract

This paper investigates the feasibility of iron powder energy generation systems on board a semi-submersible crane vessel. This is done using a design model that integrates design information and a simulated mission profile to determine a hybrid iron powder setup split. This setup is then placed within a set of vessel designs to calculate a base level feasibility looking at the draft, stability, and emissions decrease. For those concepts that were technically feasible, the new hybrid iron powder setup contributed to a reduction of CO2 up to 25-50% and a reduction of NOx emissions between 15-50%, depending on the mission profile.