Bubbles around your hull save 20% fuel

Posted on by Robin

The Tokyo National Maritime Research Institute’s Advanced Maritime Transport Technology Department has thought up a system that allows ships hulls to be surrounded by a blanket of bubbles, which keeps away the water from the hull, reducing friction and drag and accounting for the efficiency increase of moving through water. In 2003 > 90% of all goods were transported by ship – which means that this could be a massive environment and fuel saver.

Robin

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