NepTech – Tackling Marine Decarbonization with Fidelity CFD

Maritime transport is the backbone of international trade. It’s responsible for transporting over 80% of global goods, making it critical for commerce and trade. At the same time, it’s the world’s sixth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Now more than ever, maritime decarbonization is pivotal to mitigating the significant carbon emissions from the shipping industry.

To mitigate maritime decarbonization, NepTech is designing low-carbon passenger transportation vessels and work boats. The NepTech team has developed a range of vessels and catamaran platforms from 10m to 30m, integrating electric, hybrid, and electro-hydrogen propulsion that’s also adaptable to their customers’ needs.

To develop next-generation vessels fast and efficiently, NepTech heavily relies on computational fluid dynamics (CFD). CFD is used to replicate ships' real-life phenomena and behavior in a digital environment. It’s essentially a digital testing facility using NepTech’s own towing tank and wind tunnel. NepTech’s philosophy of developing and implementing CFD methodologies is straightforward; reduce computation time while maintaining unparalleled accuracy.

For NepTech, Cadence tools were the obvious choice, as the Cadence Fidelity CFD Platform is wholly dedicated and adapted to naval hydrodynamics. The NepTech team’s in-house tools are coupled with Fidelity software to optimize the propellers, hydroforce, and more. Their partnership with Cadence gives them access to expert recommendations and invaluable support. This allows them to deploy simulations for vessels of all demands and specifications swiftly.

In the future, NepTech will be joining R&D projects with Cadence on methodologies for CFD simulation of lubrication. Learn more about how NepTech is tackling maritime decarbonization.

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