EU-CargoXpress: Wind Propulsion Concept

The EU-CargoXpress project suggests the usage of sustainable energies to reduce the fuel consumption. The updated concept consists of hoisting the superstructure and using it as a sail together with the conventional propulsion. This paper presents the study of the sail performance by means of a comp...

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Published in:Procedia, social and behavioral sciences social and behavioral sciences, 2012, Vol.48, p.1314-1323
Main Authors: Izaguirre-Alza, Patricia, Pérez-Rojas, Luis, Torres-Benayas, Alberto, Pérez-Arribas, Francisco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
aerodynamics
computational fluid dynamics
fuel consumption
Sail
wind tunnel
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Summary:The EU-CargoXpress project suggests the usage of sustainable energies to reduce the fuel consumption. The updated concept consists of hoisting the superstructure and using it as a sail together with the conventional propulsion. This paper presents the study of the sail performance by means of a computational analysis and wind tunnel tests. Moreover, a research of the energy saving in different operational areas has been conducted. It is concluded that there is a significant energy saving by using the superstructure as a sail which leads to a reduction of fossil fuel consumption and consequently, a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
ISSN:1877-0428
1877-0428
DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.06.1107