Investigation of fuel consumption on an operating ship due to biofouling growth and quality of anti-fouling coating

M. L. Hakim, B. Nugroho, M. N. Nurrohman, I. K. Suastika, I. K.A.P. Utama*

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Abstract

This article will look into to the environmental and economic issues in the maritime sector that arise due to biofouling. For the shipping industry, biofouling is known to increase hull roughness that would lead to an increase in friction resistance and fuel consumption. Here we present a short review regarding ship-hull roughness due to biofouling and its associated increase in skin friction drag, and analysis of fuel consumption from an operating ship with two different anti-fouling coating. The data shows that a higher quality antifouling would result in a low biofouling attachment on the hull surface, resulting in a lower fuel consumption.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012037
JournalIOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Volume339
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Oct 2019
Event1st Maluku International Conference on Marine Science and Technology, MICMST 2018 - Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
Duration: 24 Oct 201826 Oct 2018

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