Underwater Ship Hull Coating Systems Long-term Degradation, Causes and Solutions

摘要

A relatively undocumented, though well-known, problem associated with the generally prevalent antifouling andrnfouling release underwater ship hull coatings can be termed “long-term paint degradation.” This problem can resultrnin a fuel penalty of 25-40% on a hull that has not been fully blasted and recoated for 10-15 years. This paperrnexamines the causes of and solutions to this problem.