[HTML][HTML] Modelling guided energy management system for a hydrogen–fuelled harbour tug

NV Menon, VB Nguyen, R Quek, CW Kang… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The use of hydrogen as a source of fuel for marine applications is relatively nascent. As the
maritime industry pivots to the use of alternate low and zero-emission fuels to adapt to a …

Development and assessment of CFD methods to calculate propeller and hull impact on the rudder inflow for a twin-screw ship

A Franceschi, B Piaggio, D Villa, M Viviani - Applied Ocean Research, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of a simple but robust approach for
the identification of the main interaction effect of hull and propeller on the rudder inflow in a …

Digitalization of Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels: Enhancing Efficiency and Safety in Offshore Operations

S Nitonye, S Adumene… - Journal of …, 2025‏ - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Global demand for safety and sustainable offshore operations has led to great and dynamic
changes in the maritime and offshore industry in recent years. This has made the industry to …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical analysis of the rudder–propeller interaction

D Villa, A Franceschi, M Viviani - Journal of Marine science and …, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
The proper evaluation of the Rudder–Propeller interactions is mandatory to correctly predict
the manoeuvring capability of a modern ship, in particular considering the commonly …

Numerical and experimental comparison of ducted and non-ducted propellers

D Villa, S Gaggero, G Tani, M Viviani - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Ducted propellers are unconventional systems that are usually adopted for ship propulsion.
These devices have recently been studied with medium-fidelity computational fluid …

Z-Drive Escort Tug manoeuvrability model and simulation, Part II: A full-scale validation

B Piaggio, M Viviani, M Martelli, M Figari - Ocean engineering, 2022‏ - Elsevier
A deep insight into the manoeuvring characterisation of a wider class of Azimuthal Stern
Drive Escort tugs (ASD) is undertaken with the scope of defining a real-time parametric …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the manoeuvrability characteristics of a twin shaft naval vessel using an open-source cfd code

A Franceschi, B Piaggio, R Tonelli, D Villa… - Journal of Marine …, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study is to assess the quality of the manoeuvre prediction of a twin-shaft
naval vessel by means of a time-domain simulator based on Computational Fluid Dynamics …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of Numerical Captive Model Tests for Underwater Vehicles: The DARPA SUB-OFF Test Case

VV Zheku, D Villa, B Piaggio, S Gaggero… - Journal of Marine …, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
During the early design stage of an underwater vehicle, the correct assessment of its
manoeuvrability is a crucial task. Conducting experimental tests still has high costs …

Numerical analysis of escort tug manoeuvrability characteristics–Part II: The skeg effect

B Piaggio, D Villa, M Viviani, M Figari - Applied Ocean Research, 2020‏ - Elsevier
This paper presents a CFD-RANS investigation of the effect of the skeg hydrodynamics on
the manoeuvrability of an Azimuth Stern Drive Escort Tug. This study is devoted to …

Twin-screw ASD tug maneuvering prediction based on integrated CFD and empirical methods

S Zhang, Q Wu, J Liu, Y He, S Li - Ocean engineering, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Azimuth-Stern-Drive tugs have relatively simple hull form, great propulsive
performance and maneuverability, and these characteristics provide study advantages over …