Green Arctic Patrol Vessel

• Main Authors: George, Charlotte, Hogarth, Allison, Lacny, Michael, Linder, Sam, Meier, Kevin
• Other Authors: NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER CARDEROCK DIV WEST BETHESDA MD
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Marine Engineering; *NAVAL ARCHITECTURE; *PATROL CRAFT; ARCTIC OCEAN; FUEL CELLS; NATURAL RESOURCES; POLLUTION; REGULATIONS; APV(ARCTIC PATROL VESSEL); GREEN TECHNOLOGY; CISD(CENTER FOR INNOVATION IN SHIP DESIGN); SWATH(SMALL WATERPLANE AREA TWIN HULL); GAPV(GREEN ARCTIC PATROL VESSEL); Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA554342; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA554342

Shrinking sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has encouraged a growing desire to exploit the natural resources increasing the chances that the Arctic will become a location of international tension or conflict. Effort will be required to both patrol the region and protect US interests. As a result, an initial concept of an Arctic Patrol Vessel (APV) was developed by a Center for Innovation in Ship Design (CISD) summer intern project team in 2009. The APV project resulted in a Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) design with a full load displacement of 6,480 long tons. The vessel was outfitted with a towed sonary array, surface and air radar, and a small interdiction and rescue craft. In anticipation of more stringent environmental regulations, a Green Arctic Patrol Vessel (GAPV) concept was developed by a 2010 CISD summer intern project. The project focus was based on evolving the design developed by the APV project in 2009 to incorporate a range of green technologies and design features with minimal changes to the structural concept. The aim was to reduce impact on the environment at the ship's systems level. GAPV conceptual designs were developed for technologies available for the years 2015 and 2030. Green technologies were implemented throughout the ship in areas regarding power generation, alternative power sources, materials, coatings, waste treatment, ballast operations, and anti-icing techniques. Results include reduced emissions, reduced discharged material, and increased efficiency at the cost of increased weight and system complexity. The original document contains color images.