Energy Systems Modeling, Prediction, and Planning Tool for Navy Decarbonization Technologies
Abstract
Energy Systems Modeling, Prediction, and Planning Tool for Navy Decarbonization TechnologiesDr. Saniya LeBlanc (Principal Investigator) Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington UniversityProgram Officer: Dr. Mark Spector Department: Code 331Thermal Science and EngineeringThe aim of the project is to support Department of the Navy climate change actions that strengthen maritime dominance and empower Department of the Navy people. Given the Department of the Navy#s specific target to achievea 65 percent reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, the goal of this project is to inform understanding aboutthe decarbonization impact and feasibility of new energy resources and systems such as alternative fuels and power generation technologies for Navy ships. The objectives of the project are to: 1. Create physics-based model of next generation energy systems that is integrated with an alternative energy analysis tool in order to enable decision-making about new energy technology impacts; 2. Model new, Navy-relevant decarbonization technologies and determine their decarbonization impact and feasibility in existing and new ships; and 3. Deliver assessments of emissions, fuel type and consumption, space, weight, and performance using the alternative energyanalysis tool. The proposed approach is innovative because it provides a tool to compare multiple energy technologies simultaneously, understand the collective impacts the technologies could make, and evaluate the tradeoffs involved with selecting each technology. The tool will focus on comparing the impact of low carbon fuels, the energy conversion systems that use those fuels, and carbon capture technologies all within the context of shipboard energy loads and key performance metrics such as fuel use, mission duration, and greenhouse gas emissions. While the Navy#s investments in research for individual technologies such as engines that use low carbon fuels,fuel cells,and batteries are essential, tools that enable the Navy to decide how these technologies would collectively impact space, weight, and performance are also necessary in order to decide which technologies are most feasible on different ships and across various implementation timeframes involved with retrofitting current ships and designing future ships.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 24, 2023
- Source ID
- N000142312727
Entities
People
- Saniya LeBlanc
Organizations
- George Washington University
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy