Full Ahead Ep 14 How bubbles reduce hull resistance and improve fuel efficiency.

from Full Ahead - the podcast about ships and shipping · host Nigel Thompson

What part could the humble bubble play when it comes to reducing hull resistance and improving fuel efficiency?Does the size of bubble matter!?Armada Technologies, a partner of Liverpool John Moores University's Global Centre for Maritime Innovation, has just signed an agreement with TUI Cruises to install revolutionary tech on the 99,000 tonne Mein Schiff 6.It's already working aboard Kool Husky, a 160,000 cubic meter tanker owned by CoolCo, which is currently gathering performance data at sea.Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRwuyodEdAs&t=50sAlistair and Nigel have been speaking to Alex Routledge, CEO of Armada Technologies, about the challanges faced and hopes for the future - the technology has been shortlisted for the prestigious Earthshot Prize.

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