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Reference Number
ETI-HD1050
Title
Flettner Rotor Sails
Status
Completed
Energy Categories
Energy Efficiency (Transport)
Research Types
Applied Research and Development
Science and Technology Fields
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Not Cross-cutting
Principal Investigator
Project Contact
Shell UK Ltd
Shell UK Ltd
Award Type
Institute Project
Funding Source
ETI
Start Date
04 August 2017
End Date
31 December 2019
Duration
29 months
Total Grant Value
£3,500,000
Industrial Sectors
Region
Scotland
Programme
Transport - Heavy Duty Vehicles
Other Investigator
Project Contact, A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, Denmark
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Objectives
Abstract
This project uses Flettner Rotor data gathered from the M/V Estraden, to validate models built by UCL and BMT Defence Services Ltd. The validated models will be used to predict performance of Flettner Rotors on a tanker.
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