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Zhenhua Zhang

Improving energy efficiency of ships utilising waste energy.

Email: z.zhang14@ncl.ac.uk

Project supervisors

Project description

I will develop a generic thermodynamic model for using waste energy to assess ship performance under different operational conditions. I am using a systematic procedure for energy and exergetic analyses.

Objectives

I will:

  • develop an understanding of system structures of different types and sizes of ships
  • identify different sources, types and quality of waste energy from ship systems
  • identify potential energy-saving approaches to capture waste energy
  • develop a mathematical model to analyse alternative energy recovery arrangements

I will undertake model validation, and apply the new model to representative ship systems.

My research will give a better insight into the complex process of ship system energy conversion. It will provide theoretical evidence for optimising ship energy management.

Publications

Qualifications

  • BEng in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering from Nanjing University of Science & Technology
  • MEng in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering from NUST
  • MPhil in Marine, Offshore and Subsea Engineering from Newcastle University