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Norsepower Rotor Sail Solution, Jukka Kuuskoski
Norsepower Rotor Sail Solution, Jukka Kuuskoski
MARENER 2017
The Norsepower Rotor Sail Solution is a modernized version of the Flettner rotor – a spinning cylinder that uses the Magnus effect to harness wind power to propel a ship. When the wind conditions are favourable, Norsepower Rotor Sails allow the main engines to be throttled back, saving fuel and reducing emissions while providing the power needed to maintain speed and voyage time. Rotor sails can be used with new vessels or they can be retrofitted to existing ships.
Norsepower's first delivery project with two 18-metre Rotor Sails has been completed on board Bore's 9,700 DWT Ro-Ro carrier MS Estraden. …
Biomimetic Improvement Of Hydrodynamic Performance For Tidal Turbines, Weichao Shi
Biomimetic Improvement Of Hydrodynamic Performance For Tidal Turbines, Weichao Shi
MARENER 2017
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