The purpose of this
invention is the development of a maximum efficiency product for ships. This
product can be used for maritime use in oceans or rivers,
if there are no obstacles limited by width,
such as bridges or locks. These
innovative changes result in large cost reductions for the modern
maritime
industry. There are basically three factors that determine costs: the load
capability, time
to transport, and fuel use. Although
the improvements, resulting from this invention are of use to
general maritime
use, for ship companies, ship owners, shareholders, and private investors, the
results are especially interesting, where a high return of investment is of the
utmost importance.
We offer a profitable
solution for the shipping industry
With relatively slow
ships, 80% of the drag is caused by the water flowing past the hull surfaces.
The
drag on the bottom of the hull, is larger than the drag
on the sides of the hull. The bottom of the hull is
the deepest and the pressure
at 10 meters depth against the hull is 1 atmosphere (or
1 kg/sqcm). By
using our innovative technique, this drag against the hull can be
reduced up to 75%. Taking into account the drag
against the hull sides, we can assume a reduction of up to 50%. This will result
in an energy-
and time reduction of at least 10%. The
maximum percentage has not been determined, but looks
promising.
Optimum cruising speed
is equivalent to the maximum knots (miles per hour) at the least amount of
fuel
use. If we increase the speed with 1 knot per
hour, we may then use 21% more fuel. To illustrate
what these numbers mean, a
few examples follow:
Example
1:
A supertanker sails from
Kharg Island (Persian Gulf), via South Africa, to Milford Haven (Wales, UK)
with
a cruising speed of 14 knots. The trip takes 36 days
and the fuel use is 100 tonnes a day, for a
total of 3,600 tonnes. If we apply
our system to this tanker, and increase the cruising
speed by 1 knot
per hour, with the same fuel usage per day, the time reduction
will be two and a half days plus 250
tonnes less fuel
use.
Example
2:
A containership sails
from Singapore to Rotterdam with a cruising speed of 24.5 knots per hour. This
trip takes 16 days with a daily use of 270 tonnes of
fuel. The total fuel use is thus 4,320 tonnes. With
our system, we can increase
the speed by 1 knot per hour, use the same fuel use
per day, and the result would then be a reduction of time of 15 hours plus 169
tonnes of less fuel usage!
Applying our invention
will improve the shipping industry AND the environment
The calculations
presented above are obtainable as a minimum with the application of our
system.
As an investor, you can
be part of the improvement of the shipping industry and the
environment.
