Techno-economic analysis and Monte Carlo simulation of green hydrogen production technology through various water electrolysis technologies

Abstract The green hydrogen produced by water electrolysis combined with renewable energy is inevitable for a sustainable and clean energy society. However, the green hydrogen production cost is still more expensive than fossil fuel-based methods such as steam methane reforming and it is the biggest challenge. In this study, to determine the most economical way […]

An experimental study of wave impact pressure on an FPSO bow under head sea conditions

Abstract This experiment was conducted in the ocean engineering basin (OEB) of the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean engineering (KRISO) to investigate the characteristics of wave impact pressure on the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) of bow. The experiment was conducted in 10-, 50-, 100-, and 1,000-year return period wave conditions. The wave impact pressure was […]

Statistical trajectory-distance metric for nautical route clustering analysis using cross-track distance

Abstract This study presents a novel statistical trajectory-distance metric specialized for nautical route clustering analysis. Based on the dynamic time warping (DTW) metric, one of the most used metrics for trajectory-distance, the statistical trajectory-distance metric was defined by replacing the distance term in DTW with a linear combination of the Jensen–Shannon divergence and Wasserstein distance. […]

Study on Nonlinear Heave and Pitch Motions of Conventional and Tumblehome Hulls in Head Seas

Abstract The broadside of the tumblehome hull is inclined inward, while that of the conventional hulls is inclined outward. As a result of the geometric shape, the tumblehome hull has distinct motion characteristics compared to the conventional hulls. In this study, the nonlinear heave and pitch motion responses of a tumblehome hull are investigated experimentally and […]

A comparison of numerical methods for damage index based residual ultimate limit state assessment of grounded ship hulls

Abstract Considerable efforts have been devoted to developing rapid methodologies for predicting the residual strength of ship hull girders for a given damage scenario (e.g., R–D diagram). This task is usually challenged by the difficulty of a proper definition of damaged scenarios, which is a function of the damage location and extent. The concept of damage index (DI) […]

Novel propane-free mixed refrigerant integrated with nitrogen expansion natural gas liquefaction process for offshore units

Abstract The presence of propane inventory in offshore liquefaction processes increases the concerns for platform safety. To address this, we propose a novel liquefaction process that integrates propane-free mixed refrigerant and nitrogen expander cycles (MR-N2). The proposed design adopts the advantages of both nitrogen expander and single mixed refrigerant (SMR) processes. The process was rigorously simulated using Aspen HYSYS, and the […]