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OSCAR PROPULSION MARINE AND ECONAVIS SELECTED TO LEAD U.S STUDY ON INTEGRATED PROPULSION OPTIMISATION Oscar Propulsion Marine and EcoNavis Solutions have been selected by a U.S Federal Government agency to lead a federally backed project aimed at demonstrating how integrated hydrodynamic optimisation can reduce fuel consumption and Underwater Radiated Noise (URN) in offshore vessels and … Continued
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Until recently, most Arctic waters were home to naturally occurring sounds that marine life could interpret and rely upon for activities like feeding, mating, communicating and navigating. But as the climate crisis continues to warm temperatures and melt sea ice, the Arctic Ocean is increasingly affected by underwater noise from intensifying rates of shipping, … Continued
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2023 has seen momentous developments in Ocean protection. For the first time in 9 years, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has updated its guidelines to reduce underwater noise from shipping; the EU has announced an €816.5 million commitment; and the UN are well underway to sign a High Sea Treaty to protect a third of … Continued
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A propeller technology capable of substantially reducing the underwater radiated noise (URN) generated by ships’ propellers has been developed by Oscar Propulsion Limited and the University of Strathclyde. The patented PressurePores™ system reduces propeller tip vortex cavitation by applying a small number of strategically placed holes in the propeller blades. The addition of these pressure-relieving … Continued
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Decision to grant a European patent pursuant to Article 97(1) EPC Following examination of European patent application No. 18725905.6 a European patent with the title and the supporting documents indicated in the communication pursuant to Rule 71(3) EPC (EPO Form 2004C) or in the information (EPO Form 2004W, cf. Notice from the EPO dated 8 … Continued
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Finite Element Analysis (FEA) completed confirming no impact on structural integrity A two-month structural assessment of a propeller blade modified by PressurePoresTM (PP) was concluded in July. The calculation of hydrodynamic loads and the blade stress assessment were done by performing CFD and Finite Element analyses for high cycle and low cycle fatigue scenarios, according … Continued
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Full-scale performance sea trials of the PressurePoresTM technology Full-scale URN measurement trials, including propeller cavitation observations, were conducted successfully with the research vessel, Princess Royal, on the North East coast of England in August 2020. The trials involved the testing of two different pressure pores configurations and an unmodified propeller for comparison. The reduction in … Continued
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