MODERN

TECHNOLOGY IN SHIP
BUILDING INDUSTRY
Presented By-
Swapnil Rupaye 17NA60S03
Dept Of Ocean Engg & Naval Architecture
IIT Kharagpur
Content

1. Ballast Free Ship Design

2. LNG Fueled engines

3. Solar & Wind Powered Ships

4. 3D Priting technology

5. Integrated Electric Propulsion

6. Airbag ship launching & hauling method

7. Advanced outfitting

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Content

Session-I Session-II

1. Ballast Free Ship Design 1. Advanced Materials

2. LNG Fueled Engines
3. Solar & Wind Powered Ships
4. 3D Priting Technology
5. Integrated Electric Propulsion
6. Airbag ship Launching & Hauling
Method
2. Pneumatics Machine Tools
3. IPMS
4. HVAC
5. Navigation system
6. Propulsion system

7. Advanced outfitting

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Ballast Free Ship Design
Mitigate the problem of ballast
water disposal which causes
discharge of non-native species
and creates several ecological
problem
The design has network of
longitudinal pipes from bow to
stern in ships hull ,causing
constant flow of local sea water
which prevents transfer of
contaminated water or water of one
ecosystem to other.
Though this technology is in
experimental and developmental
stage, if it is successfully tested,
then ballast free design is definitely
going to be the future of
shipbuilding.

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LNG Fueled engines
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) rise in
popularity as an alternate fuel for
ships because of its environmental
friendliness.
In the LNG engines, CO2 emission
is reduced by 20-25% as compared
to diesel engines, NOX emissions
are cut by almost 92%, while SOX
and particulates emissions are
almost completely eliminated.
The new generation ship engines
are strongly required to comply with
IMO regulations
The market of LNG fueled ship
engines is emerging. The major ship
engine designers Mitsubishi,
Wartsila, Rolles-Royce and MAN
Diesel are busy in the technological
development of LNG fuelled engines.

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LNG Fueled engines
Classification societies making
Rules for LNG fueled Ships.
In 2011 Rotterdam shipping
developed a 6,100 dwt dual-fuelled
chemical tanker named MTS
ARGONON which is the worlds
first LNG fueled tanker. Classed by
Lloyds Register, it sails on dual
fuel, 80% LNG & 20% diesel.
Besides being an environmental
friendly fuel, LNG is also cheaper
than diesel, which helps the ship to
save significant amount of money
over time.

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Solar & Wind Powered Ships
Fossil fuels are not perpetual at
some point of time they are going
to end
shipbuilding industry is trying
hard to develop technologies to
utilize renewable sources of
energy (i.e., wind & sun) to run
the ships.
The worlds largest solar
powered ship named Turanor is
a 100 metric ton catamaran
which travelled around the world
without using any other fuel and
is currently being used as a
research vessel.

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Solar & Wind Powered Ships
Exclusive solar or wind powered
ships look commercially and
practically not viable today,
they cant be ruled out of future
use with more technical
advancements.
Recently, many technologies
have come which support the big
ships to reduce fuel consumption
by utilizing solar panels or rigid
sails.
A device named Energy Sail has
been developed by Eco Marine
Power will help the ships to extract
power from wind and sun so as to
reduce fuel costs and emission of
greenhouse gases. It is exclusively
designed for shipping and can be
fitted to wide variety of vessels
from oil carrier to patrol ships.

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3D Priting technology
construct real objects from
virtual 3-D objects, This process
is carried out by cutting virtual
object in 2-D slices and printing
the real one slice by slice.
There have been several 3-D
printing processes invented till
date but very few are
commercially affordable and
sustainable.
Currently, this technology is
being used in industries to
produce scientific equipment,
small structures and models for
various applications.

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3D Priting technology
Recently, NSWC Carderock
made a fabricated model of the
hospital ship USNS Comfort using
its 3-D printer, first uploading CAD
drawings of ship model in it.
Further developments in this
process can lead the industry to
use this technique to build complex
geometries of ship like bulbous
bow easily.
The prospect of using 3-D printers
to seek quick replacement of ships
part for repairing purpose is also
being investigated.
The Economist claims this
technology to be the Third
Industrial Revolution.

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Integrated Electric Propulsion
The integrated electric propulsion
technology is an arrangement wherein
gas turbines or diesel generators or
both generate three-phase electricity
which can be used to power electric
motors which turns propellers or water
jets.
The system uses electric transmission
instead of mechanical transmission
which eliminates the need for clutches
and gearboxes.
Advantages of using this technology
are freedom of placement of engine,
less noisy ships, reduction in weight
and volume .
Warships like HMS Queen Elizabeth
of Royal Navy and Zumwalt Class
Destroyers of US Navy use the
integrated electric propulsion.

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Airbag ship launching & hauling method
The main idea is to inflate "air
bags" under the vessel and be
allowed to slide into the water with
the assistance of gravity.
Shipyards claim that such
technology provides great
versatility and very effective cost
management.
Especially when rails and other
sliding methods require upfront
installation and extremely high
costs when compared to airbags.
With airbags, shipbuilders are
able to build & repair in massive
scales without having to turn down
businesses & stay extremely
competitive without having to build
costly docks/rails to increase their
capacity.
used as buoyancy bags for
mobilisation of heavy equipment.

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Airbag ship launching & hauling method

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Advanced outfitting
Block outfitting involves erection
of units of assembled
components on large blocks of
the hull which are then erected
and welded to each other.
Consideration is given to the
limitation of the total weight that
can be handled by the cranage
facilities of the yard.
The size of the hull blocks are
accordingly pre-decided by the
design department of the yard,
keeping this factor in mind.

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Advanced outfitting
The yards have managed to
prefer down-hand welding
because, the hull blocks can be
inverted and the outfit can be
installed before erection of the
blocks. As a result, the
components requiring overhead
welding e.g.. exhaust lines,
ventilation trunks can be welded by
down-hand welding.
Down-hand welding is not only
easier than overhead welding but
also a safer option for the welders
in the shipyard.
Open-sky access for erection of
machinery, makes it easier for the
production department to erect
larger machinery.

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References
Introduction to Naval Architecture By Eric C Tupper
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zumwalt-class_destroyer
www.ecomarinepower.com
www.gcaptain.com
www.marineinsight.com

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