Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP190101134

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP190101134

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

The effect of non-homogeneous roughness on full-scale drag predictions. Partnering with AkzoNobel, one of the world’s leading suppliers of anti-fouling marine coatings, this project will deliver new tools for predicting the drag penalty on ships fouled by the settlement of marine organisms on the hull. All available predictions assume a homogeneous distribution of roughness. Yet we know biofouling is always patchy, hence prediction methods need an upgrade. Making a compelling business case to ship operators is contingent on such predictions, where the cost of anti-fouling solutions is weighed against that of continued operation with a rough hull. The novel tools developed here will therefore lead to increased ship efficiency by empowering ship operators to optimise hull cleaning and repainting schedules.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 19-06-2021

End Date: 18-06-2024

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $165,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Turbulent Flows | Interdisciplinary Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Management of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transport Activities | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences |

Other Keywords

Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Interdisciplinary Engineering | Management of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transport Activities | Turbulent Flows

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