The success criteria of this project is to identify ways to decrease the roughness of the coating surface and thereby decrease the frictional resistance (drag resistance) and increase fuel efficiency for vessels in the pristine condition (i.e. out of dry-dock).
The project has successfully identified means to get smoother ship hulls in order to squeeze extra percentages of fuel efficiency out of existing ship hulls. In addition to working with the smoothness of the hull coating, the team has quantified the effect of surface irregularities such as welding seams and the overall hull roughness as dictated by the hull coating.
Specific results from the project
