BOUNDARY LAYER TESTING LABORATORY

VERIFIABLE RESULTS

AirGlide AI ALS Testing Regime

The Airglide AI testing lab offers the following benefits to our AirGlide AI ALS testing regime:

  • Default design to replicate boundary layer of 300m ship cruising at 16-18 kts

  • Customizable to fit specific solutions

  • Optimize ALS delivery in dynamically similar flow fields

  • Capable of producing flows in the transitional and fully rough regime

  • Same frictional Reynolds number as a ship, i.e. minimal to no scaling effects

  • Windows for test viewing and displays for real-time results

  • Accurately measure changes in frictional resistance from energy saving device or coating damage

VERIFIABLE DESIGN

Boundary Layer Testing (BLT) Laboratory

AirGlide AI has devoted capital through acquisition of ShipGlide’s testing facility and has further enhanced through optimized design and retooling of the testing lab dedicated to maximizing performance for our clients.

Airglide AI recognized the importance of the acquisition of testing labs. The air layer phenomenon wasn’t verifiable with traditional ship testing in scale-model tow tanks. With traditional testing, two important factors don’t scale:

  • Air layer formation and shape which are governed primarily by nonlinear surface tension physics

  • Turbulence modifying mechanism by which the air affects viscous shearing to reduce drag within the boundary layer

The solutions with verifiable data and AI learning has created a revolutionary solution.

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TESTING LAB BENEFITS

Viscous Drag Considerations

AirGlide AI’s ALS offers strategic advantages in reducing Carbon Intensity (CII) and achieving EEXI and EEDI compliance. The system is adaptable to diverse hull forms and provides shipowners with a preliminary Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis, offering detailed insights into the system’s impact on energy efficiency and emissions reduction.

By minimizing resistance, the AirGlide AI system decreases drag, requiring less energy for propulsion. This substantial drop in fuel consumption directly correlates with lower carbon emissions, aiding vessels in meeting EEXI and EEDI standards. By enhancing energy efficiency, AirGlide AI plays a pivotal role in propelling the maritime industry toward a sustainable and environmentally responsible future.

TESTING LAB

Technical Aspects of AirGlide AI BLT Lab

The AirGlide AI testing lab is designed and built to measure the single-largest contributor to ship resistance: viscous drag created as the water slides past the shell plate of the ship hull.

Generally speaking, the other two parameters are the energy expended in creating a wave pattern and the energy expended in the pressure wave primarily in front of and behind the ship.

THE COMPLETE PICTURE

We Supply World-Class Air Lubrication Solutions (ALS) to Vessels of All Types and Sizes

Computational Fluid Dynamics

AirGlide AI conducts CFD analysis for every ship type using cutting-edge CFD software and in-house CFD experts.

Big Data

AirGlide AI analyzes ship data to confirm fuel savings achieved through its air lubrication systems.

Boundary Layer Testing Laboratory

AirGlide AI has devoted capital and resources to design and build a testing lab dedicated to optimizing performance for our clients.

ALS IP and Patents

Many of our new cutting-edge concepts have been thoroughly tested, validated, and are now under multiple patents.

Installation

Our engineers and project managers have the ability to take a AirGlide AI ALS from early concept design to completed installation..

ALS optimization

We have conducted test cases to demonstrate the potential for analyzing the resistance reduction effects of the AirGlide AI ALS.