Project update: CFD

by Mariko | Aug 29, 2024 | Events

CFD, FlettnerFLEET and MS “Annika Braren”  Every kind of aerodynamic research of surface vessels is generally carried out numerically at HSVA. Usually, either purely statistical approaches (Unsteady Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes, URANS) or hybrid, statistical and...

Windship Insights – Flettnerrotor

by Mariko | Aug 29, 2024 | Events

Windship Insights – Der Flettnerrotor im Fokus Emissionen in der Schifffahrt zu reduzieren, ist das Gebot der Stunde. Einen wichtigen Beitrag können Wind(zusatz)antriebe leisten, denn die Potentiale der Windenergienutzung in der Schifffahrt sind enorm. Im Rahmen der...

Project update: measurement systems and data acquisition

by Mariko | Jul 25, 2024 | Events

Measurement systems and data acquisition at “MS Annika Braren” successfully installed and running To study the efficiency of the Flettner Rotor within the FlettnerFLEET project, it is essential to know the incoming and representative wind conditions of the ship as...

Windship Day 2024

by Mariko | Jul 11, 2024 | Events

Engineering facts about the use of sail systems for commercial shipping In the special ambience of the tallship “Peking”, top-class experts will present and discuss the latest technical developments and prototype tests of innovative wind propulsion systems.We are...

Status-Update FlettnerFLEET

by Mariko | Mar 15, 2024 | Events

In recent months, lots of things have been initiated and set in motion in the consortium: initial ship designs, CFD studies of surface ship aerodynamics, optimisation of the Flettner rotors in the wind tunnel, measurement data acquisition on various Flettner rotor...