SeaEnergy

construction
wind farm support
Kolbjrn Moldskred Hvard Stave
Area Sales Manager Deputy Managing Director
ULSTEIN DESIGN Design Manager
ULSTEIN DESIGN
ULSTEIN X-BOW - ULSTEIN A104 and ULSTEIN AX104, December 2004

Identical equipment
Equivalent payload
Equivalent main data
Same price !
ULSTEIN X-BOW
 ULSTEIN X-BOW vs. normal bulbous bow

ULSTEIN Bulbous Bow ULSTEIN X-BOW Comparison

 Hull feature comparison of equivalent offshore vessels
1. Sharper entry 6. Round entry
2. Finer waterlines 7. Less fine
(less angle 1 waterlines
against the 8. Heavy flare
centreline) 6
9. Forward sloping
8
3. Very little flare 3 bow
4. Backward 2 10. Less volume,
7
sloping bow more suddenly
5. More Volume emerged in
High up, wave
gradually
emerged in
wave 5 10
4

9
Equivalent Vessels, Same waves, Same speed Different bow
1. No spray
2. Soft entry into waves
3. Efficient parting of waves, wave energy
1
transfer is minimised (less speed loss)
2
3 4. Sharp hull shape

8
5
5. Spray generation
6. High bow impact forces and slamming 6
7
7. Wave is pushed forward, wave energy is
moved against hull (more speed loss)
8. Blunt hull shape
ULSTEIN X-BOW vs. Conventional bow - Speed loss in waves

Preliminary analysis ULSTEIN P105 and ULSTEIN PX105

indicate up to approximate
6% higher maintained 16
speed.
14
12

Speed [knots]
Attainable speed
10
Reduced fuel consumption
or higher transit speed in 8
waves P105
6 PX105
4
Speed Loss
2
Reduced emissions and
fuel costs 0
0 2 4 6
Hs [m]
Summary ULSTEIN X-BOW hull design advantages x
Higher transit speed in calm water due to low angles of entry and increased
waterline length
No flare, eliminating bow impact and/ or slamming in foreship
Reduced noise and vibration levels in foreship due to soft entry in waves
Less spray due to water not being thrown forward
Negligible occurrences of green water on bridge deck
Higher transit speed in head sea, giving reduced power consumption and/ or
higher fuel efficiency both in waves and still water
Lower pitch and heave accelerations due to foreship volume distribution and
slender hull lines
Higher operability in head and following sea

as compared to conventional foreship with flare

360 Free view and wet exhaust system environment and safety effects

Measurements performed on exhaust gas systems in service indicate reduction of

emission to the atmosphere at these percentages:
Emission reduction of sulphur compounds 90 95%
Emission reduction of aldehydes 60 70%
Emission reduction of aromatic hydrocarbons 30 50%
Emission reduction of particles Considerable
ULSTEIN PX105
ULSTEIN PX105
ULSTEIN PX105 3600 View, no funnels, still DNV NAUT-OSV(A) compliant
ULSTEIN PX105 3600 View, thanks to MECMAR solution
Additional features
Day room style
Cabin Suite
Cabin large
Cabin medium
Modern Classic
Modern Classic
Modern Classic
Mess room style indication