SIMOCEAN: A HIGH-FIDELITY TOOL FOR THE OPTIMAL DESIGN OF WIND ASSISTED PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY
A tool for optimizing Wind Assisted Propulsion Technology on ships will be developed to optimize Oceanwings®, a wind propulsion system for maritime transport. The tool will use OpenFOAM, ToolsPole and USI’s Response Surface Methodology. AYRO targets to achieve up to 45% fuel consumption savings.
Start date: 01/06/2021
Duration in months: 18
Problem Description
The use-case concerns the development of a tool for the optimal design of wind-assisted propulsion technology (WASP) on ships. In order to optimize the nstallation of Oceanwings®: a wind propulsion system patented by AYRO.
Goals
New services
Challenges
The current challenge of AYRO is to broaden its customer base to cover any kind of ship, from yachts to cargo. The optimal configuration of Oceanwings® is different for each type of vessel in terms of size and position because the wind flow on the ship is different for every ship.
Innovation results
PoliMi, AYRO, and CINECA have developed a command-line interface tool to launch OpenFOAM CFD simulations on HPC systems, replacing previous software. The tool allows thousands of aerodynamic calculations in a few hours. This generates large databases for AI-based wing control software.
Business impact
AYRO anticipates €300,000 annual turnover from selling improved control software, improving competitiveness in new markets, and increasing wing sails turnover by 300% until 2030. ToolsPole and CINECA could gain additional business for up to 40.000€ and 20.000€ respectively annually.