Design of an Oceanographic Research Vessel of Interest to the Office of Naval Research
Abstract
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASEScripps Institution of Oceanography is designing a first-of-its-kind hybrid oceangoing vessel, which will, be powered using a combination of liquid hydrogen fuel cells, diesel generators and batteries. The design, construction and subseq,uent operation of this oceanographic research vessel has synergy with a broad spectrum of Navy current and future technologies of in,terest to the Navy. We propose to incorporate Navy Research and Development priorities into the fundamental design of the vessel, in, order to provide basic information about new systems, as well as to enable capabilities for future deployment and testing of operat,ional technologies of interest to the Navy. Operational endurance is a framework priority for Navy R&D. Current goals include findi,ng improvements in platform-level energy storage, and in efficiency of propulsion and weapons systems. The design and future operati,on of the hybrid research vessel matches with the Office of Naval Research published research subtopics of power generation, storage,, energy efficiency, high-performance materials, hydrogen bunkering, survivability, endurance, and availability. Our proposed projec,t will inform the development of shipboard systems that are more adaptive, agile, defensible, efficient, and sustainable.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 03, 2022
- Source ID
- N000142212765
Entities
People
- Bruce Appelgate
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of California, San Diego