Looking to the future of how shipping can reduce its emissions of greenhouses gases and local pollutants such as NOx and SOx Professor Stephen Turnock spoke at an industry event recently organised by SC Group and chaired by Steve Austen. Other talks addressed the regulatory challenge of reducing emissions and in delivering diesel engines that are IMO Tier III compliant.
https://proteum.co.uk/videos/
The challenge for today’s ship designers are significant as the future direction of how ships will be powered is not clear. Work at Southampton has considered how best to apply Nuclear technology, possible methods of using hybrid power storage solutions in bulk carriers, and recently on the methods of energy management for hydrogen fuel cells powered vessels.
What is clear is that to tackle the problem will allow significant and rapid innovation. will we end in a world where electric motor are the prime units of motive power or will conventional engine technology but with new fuels such as LNG in the short term or Hydrogen in the long term. While the global emissions is an ever present challenge it is often the local air quality health related issues especially in port cities that appears to be driving the need for rapid change.
A recent undergraduate project used AIS data for month to evaluate over a month who much emissions of NOx, SOx and particulates were emitted due to all the ship movements within Southampton water. The AIS data allows the time and location as well as the likely amount of emissions to be estimated.
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Summer Study in Ship Science
We are fortunate to offer three research internships based in the fluid structure interactions group. These are intended primarily for ship science students just finishing their 3rd year and provide an eight week research experience.
Professor Dominic Hudson is looking for someone to work Prediction of ship power using machine learning
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Dr Joe Banks has two positions related to his work on the characterisation of the fluid structure interaction of ship propellers
Research Intern into propeller performance –
and as part of the on-going work of teh performance sports engineering lab investigating performance of elite swimmers
Research Intern into Swimming Performance –
If you are interested please contact Dominic or Joe directly.
We also have some PhD opportunities in swimming for students who qualify as suitable for EPSRC.
The Route to Sustainable Shipping
A combined SMMI and FSI panel discussion
Wed 12th October 2016 at 18:00
University of Southampton, Boldrewood Campus, 1125/176L
FSI post grad student Josh Taylor has organised a panel discussion as part of Southampton Sustainability Week.
This public event explores the challenges faced by the maritime industry on the route to becoming more sustainable. The unique framework of the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute facilitates the continued exchange of ideas between people in both academia and industry.
This event is part of Southampton’s first annual sustainability week and should provide a stimulating discussion to create opportunities for change while showcasing the maritime industry’s presence in Southampton. Southampton sustainability week is a series of city-wide events which encourage sustainable behaviour change by increasing awareness of issues and celebrating progress to date. The week is organised by a group of volunteers and headed by the founder Jenny Barnes.
A distinguished panel of industry experts and academics will discuss the challenges the maritime industry faces in achieving environmental sustainability, guided by structured questions from the chair, Professor Ajit Shenoi, University of Southampton director of the SMMI. The discussion topics will include Ship design, Maritime law, Regulation and innovation, Fleet operation, Waste management.
For those interested in attending please register for free via Eventbright:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-route-to-sustainable-shipping-tickets-28168759518
If you are interested in exploring our study opportunities in maritime engineering and ship science then the video interviews with two of our graduates Thomas and Emily from graduation this summer maybe useful.