Mincui Liang
Improving the sustainability of motor yachts from design to end of life.
Email: m.liang3@ncl.ac.uk
Project title
Research to identify technologies, processes that will enhance the sustainable and or low carbon design, manufacture, operation and end of life of motor yachts of all sizes
Project supervisors
Project description
I will develop a method for designing sustainable motor yachts and assessing the sustainability performance of motor yachts.
I will identify the characteristics and design process of sustainable motor yachts. I will also identify existing and future technologies suitable for motor yachts.
I will develop a method to assess the sustainability performance of motor yachts.
I will select possible technologies for application in motor yachts. I will consider societal, economic and environmental issues.
I will then propose a sustainable motor yacht design through a case study to verify the method.
I will identify possible problems and then modify the method. The method will make sustainable motor yachts possible and acceptable to customers.
Methodology and objectives
Sustainable development is a continuing concern in the superyacht industry. This is because of the pressure to minimise environmental impact. At the same time, we need to consider economic viability and social acceptability. It is possible to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of resource use in manufacture, operation and recycling. To do this, we must identify the sustainable technologies at the design stage. But there is no holistic method to measure sustainable performance over the life cycle of the motor yacht. A Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) based Sustainable Value Added (SVA) method will measure the sustainable performance for each technology. This is a new approach using financial measures to aggregate data with existing economic terms.
Result
I will present a systematic method and process to guide designers and owners. THis will enable them to select and invest relatively sustainable solutions for the motor superyacht. I will produce a case study of sustainable yacht design.
Interests
Sensor Technologies, Machine learning and Digital Twin
Qualifications
BEng in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering from Shanghai Maritime University