Publications

Valente, J.A., Antunes, P., Batista, L. and Ribeiro e Silva, S. (2012), “Design development of an oil and garbage collector and boom layer vessel”, Maritime Engineering and Technology, Guedes Soares et al. (Eds),Taylor & Francis Group, London, pp.097-106

Based on shipowner requirements conceptual and preliminary designs of an Oil and Garbage Collector and Boom Layer Vessel (OGC&BLV) were initially carried out by a ship design office aiming to prepare a construction proposal to be presented by a Portuguese shipyard to a Russian company subcontracted by a local port authority. Unfortunately due to changes and different orientations in the Russian company the project was stopped and the two OGC&BLV were never built. However, at a later stage a more detailed design of the main machinery and some of the auxiliary systems has been conducted at university, using base information supplied by the ship design office and technical data available from prospective suppliers of major equipments to be installed onboard, including the main engines, generator set, oil skimming booms, recovery brush pack, hydraulic actuators, and oil containment booms. This paper presents the final configuration of the OGC&BLV and describes the most interesting features and technical design challenges faced during design development of this specific and multifaceted type of vessels.

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