PROSPECTS FOR SOLAR THERMAL APPLICATION ON MERCHANT MARINE VESSELS

Autor/autori: Alexandru COTORCEA, Marian RISTEA, Florin NICOLAE


Abstract: This paper highlights the need for the development and implementation of solar thermal systems as part of renewable infrastructure for marine transportation. Installing this kind of systems onto merchant marine vessels could prove to be an efficient way of minimizing fuel costs and simultaneously protecting the environment by reducing significant carbon dioxide emissions. Thermal energy obtained by using solar thermal converting system can be used for generating steam onboard ship. For calculus there will be considered a maritime commercial route between Constanta (Romania) and Poti (Georgia) and a free vessel surface of 2000 m2 in order to install solar thermal collectors.

Keywords: solar thermal systems, evacuated tube collector, steam, hot water.

 

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