Effect of Seasonal Flow Field on Inland Ship Emission Assessment: A Case Study of Ferry

Hongxun Huang, Chunhui Zhou, Changshi Xiao, Liang Huang, Yuanqiao Wen, Jianxin Wang and Xin Peng
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Hongxun Huang: School of Navigation, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China
Chunhui Zhou: School of Navigation, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China
Changshi Xiao: School of Navigation, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China
Liang Huang: National Engineering Research Center for Water Transport Safety, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China
Yuanqiao Wen: National Engineering Research Center for Water Transport Safety, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China
Jianxin Wang: Environmental Design Institute, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
Xin Peng: School of Navigation, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 18, 1-17

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of the seasonal flow field on inland ship emissions and to improve calculation accuracy. Firstly, the flow field model is built through numerical simulation to correct the sailing speed of the ship from the Automatic Identification System (AIS) information in real-time. Then, an optimal emission estimation model for inland ships considering flow field factors is proposed. Finally, the effectiveness of the optimization model is demonstrated by a case study, and the influence of the seasonal flow field on emission calculation is analyzed. It indicates that the calculation results of the model considering the influence of the flow field are more accurate. Without considering the flow field, the results of emission calculations are often underestimated, especially in summer, which shows the importance of incorporating the flow field factors into the calculation of inland ship emissions.

Keywords: ship exhaust emission; seasonal flow field; effect evaluation; inland ship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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