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Related Literature Review on the Design of Hull Vane on an Offshore Surfer Vessel for Improved Fuel Efficiency

Mac-Pepple B Ogbonaya E. A. Poku R.

Subject area: Science,Engineering and Technology  ·  Area of research: Marine Engineering

DOI: 10.64388/IREV10I3-1722846

Abstract

The increasing demand for fuel-efficient high-speed marine transportation has intensified research into hull-form optimization, energy-saving appendages and computational hydrodynamic design (Bertram, 2012). Offshore surfer vessels, fast crew suppliers, patrol boats and other semi-displacement or high-speed displacement craft often operate under demanding conditions where speed, trim, resistance, seakeeping, operational safety and fuel economy are simultaneously important (Yang & Huang, 2016).

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How to cite this paper

Mac-Pepple B, Ogbonaya E. A., Poku R. "Related Literature Review on the Design of Hull Vane on an Offshore Surfer Vessel for Improved Fuel Efficiency" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 10 Issue 3 2026 Page 976-985 https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV10I3-1722846
Mac-Pepple B, Ogbonaya E. A., Poku R. "Related Literature Review on the Design of Hull Vane on an Offshore Surfer Vessel for Improved Fuel Efficiency" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, vol. 10, no. 3, Sep. 2026, doi: https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV10I3-1722846
Mac-Pepple B, Ogbonaya E. A., Poku R. (2026). Related Literature Review on the Design of Hull Vane on an Offshore Surfer Vessel for Improved Fuel Efficiency. Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 10(3). doi: https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV10I3-1722846
Mac-Pepple B, Ogbonaya E. A., Poku R. "Related Literature Review on the Design of Hull Vane on an Offshore Surfer Vessel for Improved Fuel Efficiency" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, vol. 10, no. 3, Sep. 2026. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV10I3-1722846
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