DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, PROTOTYPE CONSTRUCTION AND TEST OUTFITTING OF THE NEW AIR SUPPORTED MONOHULL BY EFFECT SHIPS INTERNATIONAL AS.

摘要

Sadly, this paper had to be modified due to severe delays by the construction yard slowing down the process ofrncompleting the ASV M 65 IPS test vessel, and getting the vessel into the sea for the scheduled testing and conceptrnverification. We are extremely sorry. Anyway, we hope the presented material will give the reader a first insight in therndevelopment process and motivation behind the first ever mono Air Supported Vessel (ASV) with pod propulsionrn(Volvo Penta IPS). Environmental aspects including efficiency improvements, fuel- and emission reductions, have beenrnfocal points for the ASV team. The vessel is extensively outfitted and instrumented for scientific data collection andrnproper evaluation of the new concept. Documentation of efficiency, performance and capabilities will be given thernhighest priority, and the data will be used to compare the new concept with current State of the Art conventionalrnsolutions. The estimates to be presented in this paper have been prepared by SSPA Sweden, Volvo Penta and EffectrnShips International (ESI) and will indicate the expectations to the new vessel. The final proof will however await therndelayed launch of the vessel and subsequent testing. Results will be presented at first possible RINA conference. Inrnaddition below paper will also give a brief introduction to another ASV mono hull form, prepared for Rolls Royce WaterrnJets, developed with primarily focus on motion reduction / comfort enhancement – the ASV mono Soft Motion.