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J. Mar. Sci. Eng., Volume 10, Issue 10 (October 2022) – 235 articles

Cover Story (view full-size image): The Belgium sandy coastline is very vulnerable to erosion; therefore, the development of sustainable and nature-based coastal protection solutions is a key feature. Enhancing the settlement of the ecosystem engineer Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766), which stabilizes the sediment bed, could be a solution. This study describes the development of innovative artificial substrate screening methodologies in laboratory conditions. This is with the goal of delivering technical recommendations for the development of an appropriate industrial artificial substrate with which to enhance the settlement of L.conchilega larvae on sandy coastlines. Through the use of an artificial substrate, L.conchilega aggregations could be restored and lead to sustainable as well as nature-based coastal protection. View this paper
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Communication
Research on the Delimitation of Marine Spatial Pattern Based on the Goal of “Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality”
by Qiwei Zhao, Xin Teng, Panpan Zhang, Wanchao Kang, Xue Meng and Shuang Wang
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1566; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101566 - 21 Oct 2022
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In the context of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality (“double carbon”), it is urgent to clarify the effect of marine spatial planning (MSP) on carbon sink increases and emission reductions, since such planning acts as a spatial governance tool for the earth’s largest [...] Read more.
In the context of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality (“double carbon”), it is urgent to clarify the effect of marine spatial planning (MSP) on carbon sink increases and emission reductions, since such planning acts as a spatial governance tool for the earth’s largest carbon pool. In this paper, a linkage model between marine spatial functional zones and carbon distribution is established. To explore the relationship between marine spatial functional zones and carbon, the study analyzed the carbon increase or reduction role of sea-use activities in each zone and considered the carbon sequestration function of the marine ecosystem itself. A marine spatial pattern of “Two Spaces and Four Carbon Areas” is proposed to present the linkage. A carbon distribution pattern in marine space is delimited using the linkage model and the current MSP in the case study of the city of Tangshan, Hebei, China. Some measures have been taken or planned to be taken in Tangshan to improve the carbon sink function of the ecosystem and the marine space. The supporting role of MSP in achieving the “double carbon” goal is studied, and the paths and suggestions for integrating the “double carbon” goal into MSP are explored. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of Advanced Technologies in Maritime Safety)
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Combined LOFAR and DEMON Spectrums for Simultaneous Underwater Acoustic Object Counting and F0 Estimation
by Liming Li, Sanming Song and Xisheng Feng
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1565; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101565 - 21 Oct 2022
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In a typical underwater acoustic target detection mission, we have to estimate the target number (N), perform source separation when N>1, and consequently predict the motion parameters such as fundamental frequency (F0) from separated noises [...] Read more.
In a typical underwater acoustic target detection mission, we have to estimate the target number (N), perform source separation when N>1, and consequently predict the motion parameters such as fundamental frequency (F0) from separated noises for each target. Although deep learning methods have been adopted in each task, their successes strongly depend on the feed-in features. In this paper, we evaluate several time-frequency features and propose a universal feature extraction strategy for object counting and F0 estimation simultaneously, with a convolutional recurrent neural network (CRNN) as the backbone. On one hand, LOFAR and DEMON are feasible for low-speed and high-speed analysis, respectively, and are combined (LOFAR + DEMON) to cope with full-condition estimation. On the other hand, a comb filter (COMB) is designed and applied to the combined spectrum for harmonicity enhancement, which will be further streamed into the CRNN for prediction. Experiments show that (1) in the F0 estimation task, feeding the filtered combined feature (LOFAR + DEMON + COMB) into the CRNN achieves an accuracy of 98% in the lake trial dataset, which is superior to LOFAR + COMB (83%) or DEMON + COMB (94%) alone, demonstrating that feature combination is plausible. (2) In a counting task, the prediction accuracy of the combined feature (LOFAR + DEMON, COMB included or excluded) is comparable to the state-of-the-art on simulation dataset and dominates the rest on the lake trial dataset, indicating that LOFAR + DEMON can be used as a common feature for both tasks. (3) The inclusion of COMB accelerates the convergence speed of the F0 estimation task, however, it penalizes the counting task by a depression of 13% on average, partly due to the merging effects brought in by the broadband filtering of COMB. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of Sensing and Machine Learning to Underwater Acoustic)
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Multi-Faceted Analysis of Airborne Noise Impact in the Port of Split (I)
by Luka Vukić, Ivan Peronja and Roko Glavinović
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1564; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101564 - 21 Oct 2022
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This multi-faceted study deals with the analysis of the impact of noise emissions from the cargo terminals in the port of Split, especially in view of the proximity to inhabited areas and the growing number of registered issues and concerns due to its [...] Read more.
This multi-faceted study deals with the analysis of the impact of noise emissions from the cargo terminals in the port of Split, especially in view of the proximity to inhabited areas and the growing number of registered issues and concerns due to its particular location. Three objectives are pursued: the identification of noise sources in the port area, an overview of strategic noise maps and simulations of noise propagation from ships at berth, and the calculation of external costs of noise pollution. In the first, preliminary part of the research project, by conducting a monitoring campaign and analyzing the data on strategic noise maps of the studied area, road and rail traffic were estimated as the main noise sources causing excessive noise emissions for all assessment periods: day (Lday), evening (Levening), night (Lnight), and day-evening-night (Lden) period. Industrial resources, including ports, were identified as having marginal noise emission levels. The calculation of the total external noise costs results in a damage value of €190,166/year, considering the number of affected inhabitants and the assumed noise levels. As an added value of the study, the simulation results of two scenarios have determined the noise propagation of a ship at berth and highlighted the zone of excessive noise under certain conditions. The results of this study should encourage the relevant institutions to strengthen noise management plans and introduce effective and continuous monitoring of noise emissions in critical areas. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
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A Variational Bayesian-Based Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Method for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Navigation
by Pengcheng Mu, Xin Zhang, Ping Qin and Bo He
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1563; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101563 - 21 Oct 2022
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Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) is a well-known solution for mapping and realizing autonomous navigation of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) in unknown underwater environments. However, the inaccurate time-varying observation noise will cause filtering divergence and reduce the accuracy of localization and feature [...] Read more.
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) is a well-known solution for mapping and realizing autonomous navigation of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) in unknown underwater environments. However, the inaccurate time-varying observation noise will cause filtering divergence and reduce the accuracy of localization and feature estimation. In this paper, VB-AUFastSLAM based on the unscented-FastSLAM (UFastSLAM) and the Variational Bayesian (VB) is proposed. The UFastSLAM combines unscented particle filter (UPF) and unscented Kalman filter (UKF) to estimate the AUV poses and features. In addition, to resist the unknown time-varying observation noise, the method of Variational Bayesian learning is introduced into the SLAM framework. Firstly, the VB method is used to estimate the joint posterior probability of the AUV path and observation noise. The Inverse-Gamma distribution is used to model the observation noise and real-time noise parameters estimation is performed to improve the AUV localization accuracy. Secondly, VB is reused to estimate the noise parameters in the feature update stage to enhance the performance of the feature estimation. The proposed algorithms are first validated in an open-source simulation environment. Then, an AUV SLAM system based on the Inertial Navigation System (INS), Doppler Velocity Log (DVL), and single-beam Sonar are also built to verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms in the marine environment. The accuracy of the proposed methods can reach 0.742% and 0.776% of the range, respectively, which is much better than 1.825% and 1.397% of the traditional methods. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Earth System Modeling, Data Assimilation, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning and Ocean Information Engineering)
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An Improved Underwater Recognition Algorithm for Subsea X-Tree Key Components Based on Deep Transfer Learning
by Wangyuan Zhao, Fenglei Han, Zhihao Su, Xinjie Qiu, Jiawei Zhang and Yiming Zhao
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1562; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101562 - 21 Oct 2022
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It is promising to detect or maintain subsea X-trees using a remote operated vehicle (ROV). In this article, an efficient recognition model for the subsea X-tree component is proposed to assist in the autonomous operation of unmanned underwater maintenance vehicles: an efficient network [...] Read more.
It is promising to detect or maintain subsea X-trees using a remote operated vehicle (ROV). In this article, an efficient recognition model for the subsea X-tree component is proposed to assist in the autonomous operation of unmanned underwater maintenance vehicles: an efficient network module, SX(subsea X-tree)-DCANet, is designed to replace the CSPBlock of YOLOv4-tiny with ResBlock-D and combine with the ECANet attention module. In addition, two-stage transform learning is used for the insufficiency of underwater target recognition samples as well as the overfitting caused by the subsea target recognition model, thereby providing an effective learning strategy for traditional subsea target recognition. A mosaic data augment algorithm and cosine annealing algorithm are also utilized for better accuracy of network training. The results of ablation studies show that the mean Average Precision (mAP) and speed of the improved algorithm are increased by 1.58% and 10.62%, respectively. Multiple field experiments on the laboratory, experimental pool, and the hydro-electric station prove that the recognition algorithm and training strategy present in this article can be well applied in subsea X-tree component recognition, and can effectively promote the development of intelligent subsea oil extraction projects. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
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Study on Fatigue Spectrum Analysis and Reliability Analysis of Multilayer Flexible Riser
by Jianxing Yu, Fucheng Wang, Yang Yu, Haoda Li, Xin Liu and Ruoke Sun
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1561; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101561 - 21 Oct 2022
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Multilayer composite flexible risers have been widely used in engineering. However, this type of structure is complex, as there are influences between layers. Moreover, a range of uncertain factors need to be considered in fatigue analysis. Therefore, it is difficult to perform the [...] Read more.
Multilayer composite flexible risers have been widely used in engineering. However, this type of structure is complex, as there are influences between layers. Moreover, a range of uncertain factors need to be considered in fatigue analysis. Therefore, it is difficult to perform the fatigue analysis research of multilayer flexible risers. In this paper, the fatigue spectrum analysis and reliability analysis method of a nine-layer flexible riser structure are proposed, and a complete fatigue and reliability analysis process for multilayer structures is developed. The theoretical basis of the fatigue spectrum analysis method is introduced, and the calculation program is described. Finite element software is used to analyze the stress of the multilayer flexible riser under the influence of the upper platform structure movement and the ocean current. Moreover, the stress response of the riser structure of each layer is obtained. According to this, the irregular wave load is simulated by the method of random number simulation, and the stress response spectrum is formed. Then, the appropriate S-N curve is selected to calculate the fatigue damage degree of each layer, and the fatigue damage nephogram is displayed, so as to analyze the structural fatigue damage. Finally, the uncertainty in the process of fatigue damage calculation is analyzed. According to the results, the methods of multilayer riser analysis are summarized and the future research directions are put forward. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics of Marine Structures)
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Correction
Correction: Liu et al. Advancing Three-Dimensional Coupled Water Quality Model of Marine Ranches: Model Development, Global Sensitivity Analysis, and Optimization Based on Observation System. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10, 1028
by Yongzhi Liu, Fan Jiang, Zihan Zhao, Tana and Xianqing Lv
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1560; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101560 - 21 Oct 2022
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In the original publication [...] Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)
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Article
The Impact of the Crude Oil Price on Tankers’ Port-Call Features: Mining the Information in Automatic Identification System
by Jackson Jinhong Mi, Xiangyan Meng, Yanhui Chen and Yicheng Wang
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1559; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101559 - 20 Oct 2022
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Ship navigation technical data contains a lot of information. In this paper, we explore a relationship between the crude oil price and tankers’ port-call features by mining the information recorded in Automatic Identification System (AIS), which extends the application field of ship navigation [...] Read more.
Ship navigation technical data contains a lot of information. In this paper, we explore a relationship between the crude oil price and tankers’ port-call features by mining the information recorded in Automatic Identification System (AIS), which extends the application field of ship navigation technical data and aims to help oil shipping enterprises and port enterprises to arrange operation plans in advance. We generate a monthly panel data over the period from 2010 to 2020 of major global ports located in main crude oil exporting countries from AIS data. By using the panel fixed-effect model and binary logit model, our empirical results innovatively present the tanker’s monthly port-call features are influenced by crude oil price fluctuation through four dimensions, that is the tankers’ port-call numbers, the average docking time, total gross tonnage of the docking tankers and the number of different docking tankers. With these variables, we attempt to analyze the relationship between crude oil price fluctuation on tankers’ port-call features. The results of the study are helpful to comprehensively understand the impact mechanism of the crude oil price on the tankers’ port-call features. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Contemporary Shipping Logistics and Port Management)
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Configuration Analysis of Factors Influencing Port Competitiveness of Hinterland Cities under TOE Framework: Evidence from China
by Zhenyu Huang, Ying Yang and Fengmei Zhang
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1558; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101558 - 20 Oct 2022
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Attention is increasingly being paid to the influence of hinterland cities on port competitiveness, but in-depth research is lacking on the formation conditions and mechanism of hinterland cities’ influence on port competitiveness. Based on the technology–organization–environment (TOE) framework and the characteristics of Chinese [...] Read more.
Attention is increasingly being paid to the influence of hinterland cities on port competitiveness, but in-depth research is lacking on the formation conditions and mechanism of hinterland cities’ influence on port competitiveness. Based on the technology–organization–environment (TOE) framework and the characteristics of Chinese government organizational behavior, in this study, we used fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to conduct a condition configuration analysis of 21 coastal ports and their hinterland cities in China. The findings showed the following: (1) The technology, organization, and environment conditions of hinterland cities cannot provide the necessary conditions for high or low port competitiveness alone: different combinations of these conditions have produced three high and four low port competitiveness configurations. (2) The three configurations of high port competitiveness are the organization–environment, economy–balance, and finance–balance types. Adequate government financial supply, high tertiary industry proportion, good economic development, and market openness are the core conditions required for achieving high port competitiveness. (3) The four configurations of low port competitiveness are finance–facilities–environment, capability–finance–environment, technology–finance–economy, and capability–industry–economy restrictions. Here, low-level innovation capability, inadequate government financial supply, and low tertiary industry proportion are the core conditions leading to low port competitiveness. We revealed the concurrent synergistic effect of the three conditions of technology, organization, and environment in hinterland cities and demonstrated the causal complexity and asymmetry of the impact of hinterland cities on port competitiveness. Our conclusions provide empirical evidence that will aid hinterland cities in formulating differentiated port competitiveness promotion policies according to their own conditions and endowments. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Operations in Maritime Industry)
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Article
Study of Crack Closure Effect of Hull Plate under Low Cycle Fatigue
by Qin Dong, Mengyuan Rong and Geng Xu
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1557; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101557 - 20 Oct 2022
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The crack closure phenomenon significantly influences low cycle fatigue (LCF) crack growth. The crack closure theory deems that a crack can grow only when the applied load is greater than the fatigue crack opening and closing loads. The revised crack closure theory proposed [...] Read more.
The crack closure phenomenon significantly influences low cycle fatigue (LCF) crack growth. The crack closure theory deems that a crack can grow only when the applied load is greater than the fatigue crack opening and closing loads. The revised crack closure theory proposed in this paper provides a new understanding of crack growth: It is no longer the range of stress intensity factor ΔK that controls the crack growth rate, but the effective stress intensity factor ΔKeff. Therefore, it is of great importance to study the crack closure phenomenon of LCF. A combination of experiments and the finite element method (FEM) was used to study the effect of overload on the crack closure effect, and the study was carried out using compact tensile (CT) specimens made of AH32 steel. The FEM was used to obtain the stress changes near the crack tip and the opening displacement changes in the crack trailing area after a single tensile overload, to study the intrinsic mechanism of overload on crack closure, and to obtain the LCF crack opening and closing loads by the nodal displacement method. The effect of overload on crack morphology was observed by using high-magnification electron microscopy in combination with testing. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modeling and Simulation of Moored Floating Structures)
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Research on Multi-Energy Integrated Ship Energy Management System Based on Hierarchical Control Collaborative Optimization Strategy
by Yuanjie Ren, Lanyong Zhang, Peng Shi and Ziqi Zhang
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1556; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101556 - 20 Oct 2022
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The propulsion systems of hybrid electric ship output and load demand have substantial volatility and uncertainty, so a hierarchical collaborative control energy management scheme of the ship propulsion system is proposed in this paper. In a layer of control scheme, the traditional perturbation [...] Read more.
The propulsion systems of hybrid electric ship output and load demand have substantial volatility and uncertainty, so a hierarchical collaborative control energy management scheme of the ship propulsion system is proposed in this paper. In a layer of control scheme, the traditional perturbation algorithm is improved. Increasing the oscillation detection mechanism and establishing the dynamic disturbance step length realizes the real-time stability of maximum power point tracking control. In the second-layer control scheme, the power sensitivity factor and voltage and current double closed-loop controller is introduced. By designing a two-layer coordinated control strategy based on the dynamic droop coefficient, the problem of voltage and frequency deviation caused by load switching is solved. In the third-layer control scheme, due to the need of the optimal scheduling function, the multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm was improved through three aspects: introducing the mutation factor, improving the speed formula, and re-initializing the strategy. Compared with other algorithms, this algorithm proves its validity in day-ahead optimal scheduling strategy. The superiority of the hierarchical collaborative optimization control schemes proposed was verified, in which power loss was reduced by 39.3%, the overall tracking time was prolonged by 15.4%, and the environmental cost of the diesel generator was reduced by 8.4%. The control strategy solves the problems of the steady-state oscillation stage and deviation from the tracking direction, which can effectively suppress voltage and frequency fluctuations. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Smart Control of Ship Propulsion System)
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Longitudinal Vibration Transmission Control of Marine Propulsion Shafting with Friction Damper Integrated into the Thrust Bearing
by Ganbo Zhang, Yao Zhao and Wei Chu
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1555; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101555 - 20 Oct 2022
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Propeller-induced longitudinal vibration resonance in marine propulsion shafting systems causes great harm to the hull structure and is the primary source of shipboard noise. Integrating a friction damper with designed parameters into thrust bearings can prevent these issues. To investigate the performance of [...] Read more.
Propeller-induced longitudinal vibration resonance in marine propulsion shafting systems causes great harm to the hull structure and is the primary source of shipboard noise. Integrating a friction damper with designed parameters into thrust bearings can prevent these issues. To investigate the performance of the damper-integrated thrust bearing in longitudinal vibration transmission control, an experimental and theoretical study is carried out in a laboratory-assembled test rig, which consists of components similar to the existing marine propulsion system. We developed a prototype of a thrust bearing designed with a friction-damping generation that allows switching from two supporting states, i.e., damper-connected and damper-disconnected states. Furthermore, a nonlinear analysis method for friction dampers is proposed. By this method, the way in which the friction damper changes the dynamic characteristics of the shafting system is analyzed. Based on the test rig, the acceleration frequency response function (AFRF) of the thrust bearing with and without a friction damper is measured. By comparison, the effectiveness of the friction damper is proved. The experimental results show that the friction damper suppresses the shafting longitudinal vibration response in a broadband frequency range and also confirms the stability of the damping effect, which does not change with the shafting rotational speed or static thrust from the propeller. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ship Dynamics and Hydrodynamics)
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A Simplified Panel Method (sPM) for Hydrodynamics of Air Cushion Assisted Platforms
by Fengmei Jing, Song Wang, Zhiqun Guo and Yurui Ni
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1554; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101554 - 20 Oct 2022
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Air-cushion-assisted platforms (ACAPs) are floating platforms supported by both buoyancy pontoon and air cushion, which have merits of wave bending moment reduction, better stability, and hydrodynamic performance. However, there is barely a concise method that can quickly predict the motion response of ACAPs. [...] Read more.
Air-cushion-assisted platforms (ACAPs) are floating platforms supported by both buoyancy pontoon and air cushion, which have merits of wave bending moment reduction, better stability, and hydrodynamic performance. However, there is barely a concise method that can quickly predict the motion response of ACAPs. In this paper, a simplified panel method (sPM) was presented for evaluating the hydrodynamics of ACAPs. The sPM extends the conventional boundary integral equation (BIE) to include the radiation solutions of pulsating air pressure but ignores some unimportant air-water cross terms in motion equations whose coefficients cannot be directly derived from conventional Green’s function methods. The effectiveness of the sPM was validated by experimental data from an ACAP model with one air chamber and analytical results from an oscillating water column (OWC). The numerical results demonstrate that the sPM can give desirable predictions for motion responses of the ACAP and inner pressure of the OWC as compared with results from the literature, which suggests the sPM could be approximately applied to evaluation of hydrodynamic performance of ACAPs and OWCs. Full article
(This article belongs to the Topic Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy Technologies in China)
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Article
Arrhenius Equation-Based Model to Predict Lithium-Ions Batteries’ Performance
by Liteng Zeng, Yuli Hu, Chengyi Lu, Guang Pan and Mengjie Li
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1553; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101553 - 20 Oct 2022
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The accuracy of Peukert’s battery capacity equation may decrease under the conditions of variable current and variable temperatures. Some researchers have previously tried to overcome the lack of C-rate change. However, the dependence of battery capacity on temperature is still not included. In [...] Read more.
The accuracy of Peukert’s battery capacity equation may decrease under the conditions of variable current and variable temperatures. Some researchers have previously tried to overcome the lack of C-rate change. However, the dependence of battery capacity on temperature is still not included. In this paper, we mainly studied the capacity reduction effect of batteries under variable temperatures. The proposed method can calculate the battery’s available capacity according to the specific discharge conditions. The experimental method proposed in this paper provides a reasonable test method to generate the required coefficients in order to establish a state of charge prediction model with high accuracy. After establishing the method, we can make a real-time prediction of the available energy of battery including the remaining energy of battery. From the result, we can see that the result is of great precision and the method is valuable. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Energy Efficiency in Marine Vehicles)
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Designing Subsidy Scheme for Marine Disaster Index Insurance in China
by Yuemei Xue, Lili Ding and Kee-hung Lai
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1552; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101552 - 20 Oct 2022
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Designing an optimal subsidy scheme for marine disaster index insurance (MDII) for households in coastal areas of China remains a managerial challenge. The issue of subsidies for disaster insurance has received extensive research attention, but extant studies are confined to the issue of [...] Read more.
Designing an optimal subsidy scheme for marine disaster index insurance (MDII) for households in coastal areas of China remains a managerial challenge. The issue of subsidies for disaster insurance has received extensive research attention, but extant studies are confined to the issue of whether to subsidize, lacking focus on how and how much to subsidize. In the existing marine disaster index insurance pilots in China, there are varying levels and scales of subsidies in spite of premium subsidies. To design an optimal subsidy scheme for marine disaster index insurance in China, this paper proposes an optimal insurance model of marine disaster index insurance with government subsidy. Excluding the behaviors of the policyholders and insurance firms, the model captures the behaviors of the subsidy scheme from the government. Furthermore, employing the storm surge disasters, the optimal trigger scheme and subsidy scheme are designed and estimated. The results recommend that the optimal subsidy ratio for MDII in China needs to be at least 92.54%. Moreover, this value increases when there are more potential victims of marine disasters who choose to insure MDII, while the total subsidy decreases. Evidently, the subsidies for pilots of MDII in China are inadequate to meet the conditions for operation currently, which explains the dilemma of the MDII in China’s pilots. These findings provide theoretical evidence for the optimization of the MDII in China. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Risk Analysis of Maritime Accidents)
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Hydrodynamic Performance of a Floating Offshore Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter
by Mohammad Rashed Mia, Ming Zhao, Helen Wu, Vatsal Dhamelia and Pan Hu
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1551; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101551 - 20 Oct 2022
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A floating oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy converter (WEC) supported by mooring lines can be modelled as an elastically supported OWC. The main objective of this paper is to investigate the effects of the frequency ratio on the performance of floating OWC [...] Read more.
A floating oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy converter (WEC) supported by mooring lines can be modelled as an elastically supported OWC. The main objective of this paper is to investigate the effects of the frequency ratio on the performance of floating OWC (oscillating water column) devices that oscillate either vertically or horizontally at two different mass ratios (m = 2 and 3) through two-dimensional computational fluid dynamics simulations. The frequency ratio is the ratio of the natural frequency of the system to the wave frequency. Simulations are conducted for nine frequency ratios in the range between 1 and 10. The hydrodynamic efficiency achieves its maximum at the smallest frequency ratio of 1 if the OWC oscillates horizontally and at the largest frequency ratio of 10 if the OWC oscillates vertically. The frequency ratio affects the hydraulic efficiency of the vertical oscillating OWC significantly stronger than that of the horizontal oscillating OWC, especially when it is small. The air pressure and the volume oscillation in OWC is not affected much by the horizontal motion of the OWC but is significantly affected by the vertical motion, especially at small frequency ratios. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue CFD Analysis in Ocean Engineering)
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Some Peculiarities of Low-Frequency Hydroacoustic Signals Behavior in Tomographic Studies of “Sea-Land-Sea” System
by Sergey Budrin, Grigory Dolgikh, Vladimir Chupin and Stanislav Dolgikh
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1550; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101550 - 20 Oct 2022
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In this paper, we analyzed the results of experimental data processing in the study of regularities of propagation and transformation of low-frequency harmonic signals at the boundary of the “sea−land−sea” system. Harmonic signals at a carrier frequency of 33 Hz were generated by [...] Read more.
In this paper, we analyzed the results of experimental data processing in the study of regularities of propagation and transformation of low-frequency harmonic signals at the boundary of the “sea−land−sea” system. Harmonic signals at a carrier frequency of 33 Hz were generated by a low-frequency hydroacoustic radiator in Vityaz Bay. Then, they passed along the shelf of decreasing depth, transformed into seismoacoustic signals of the upper layer of the Earth’s crust and the bedrocks of Shultz Cape and excited hydroacoustic signals at the corresponding frequency in the shelf waters in the open part of the Sea of Japan. When processing the experiment results, we obtained the vertical distributions of the pressure field, caused by an acoustic low-frequency signal passing through the upper layer of the Earth’s crust. We presented the distributions of hydroacoustic and seismoacoustic energies. The obtained experimental data were compared with the simulations by the model, developed strictly according to the experiment scheme and the geological structure of the area. In the discussion of the obtained results, we explained a probable mechanism of acoustic energy propagation and the nature of the vertical distributions of the pressure field formation. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sound Scattering in the Ocean)
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Land Subsidence Evolution and Simulation in the Western Coastal Area of Bohai Bay, China
by Can Lu, Lin Zhu, Xiaojuan Li, Huili Gong, Dong Du, Haigang Wang and Pietro Teatini
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1549; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101549 - 20 Oct 2022
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Groundwater overexploitation and loading of buildings have been the main factors triggering land subsidence along the west coast of Bohai Bay, China, since the 2000s. Uneven subsidence has been causing damage to buildings and civil facilities, loss of elevation, increasing the risk of [...] Read more.
Groundwater overexploitation and loading of buildings have been the main factors triggering land subsidence along the west coast of Bohai Bay, China, since the 2000s. Uneven subsidence has been causing damage to buildings and civil facilities, loss of elevation, increasing the risk of flood and seawater intrusion, and threatening the safety of people’s lives and property. This paper analyzed the spatial and temporal features of land subsidence along the coastal area from 2003 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2020, respectively. The relations between the initiating factors and land subsidence were explored. Then, the simulation model of land subsidence was constructed through a deep learning method. During the process, multiple data were collected, including land satellite (Landsat), environmental satellite advanced synthetic aperture radar (ENVISAT ASAR) and Sentinel-1 images, leveling data, lithological data, and groundwater level data. The area occupied by buildings and vertical displacement were extracted by using supervised classification, small baseline subset (SBAS), and persistent scatterer interferometry (PSI) technologies. The gated recurrent unit (GRU) neural network was adopted to simulate the evolution of land subsidence. Results showed that the maximum annual vertical displacement rate decreased from −94 mm/yr during 2003–2010 to −87 mm/yr during 2015–2020. The correlation efficiency between the groundwater level of the third confined aquifer group and land subsidence was larger than the area occupied by buildings and the compressible layer thickness with subsidence. The constructed GRU neural network model can simulate subsidence from September 2019 to December 2019, with the overall RMSE and MAE being 3.16 mm and 2.19 mm, respectively. This work can facilitate an understanding of the evolution and prevention of land subsidence along the west coast of Bohai Bay, which will provide information for policy decisions and flood-fighting plans of the worldwide coastal cities. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) for Coastal Environment)
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Predicting Acoustic Transmission Loss Uncertainty in Ocean Environments with Neural Networks
by Brandon M. Lee, Jay R. Johnson and David R. Dowling
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1548; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101548 - 20 Oct 2022
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Computational predictions of acoustic transmission loss (TL) in ocean environments depend on the relevant environmental characteristics, such as the sound speed field, bathymetry, and seabed properties. When databases are used to obtain estimates of these properties, the resulting predictions of TL are uncertain, [...] Read more.
Computational predictions of acoustic transmission loss (TL) in ocean environments depend on the relevant environmental characteristics, such as the sound speed field, bathymetry, and seabed properties. When databases are used to obtain estimates of these properties, the resulting predictions of TL are uncertain, and this uncertainty can be quantified via the probability density function (PDF) of TL. A machine learning technique for quickly estimating the PDF of TL using only a single, baseline TL calculation is presented here. The technique shifts the computational burden from present-time Monte-Carlo (MC) TL simulations in the environment of interest to ahead-of-time training of a neural network using equivalent MC TL simulations in hundreds of ocean environments. An environmental uncertainty approach which draws information from global databases is also described and is used to create hundreds of thousands of TL-field examples across 300 unique ocean environments at ranges up to 100 km for source frequencies between 50 and 600 Hz. A subset of the total dataset is used to train and compare neural networks with various architectures and TL-PDF-generation methods. Finally, the remaining dataset examples are used to compare the machine-learning technique’s accuracy and computational effort to that of prior TL-uncertainty-estimation techniques. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of Sensing and Machine Learning to Underwater Acoustic)
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Genetic Diversity Analysis of Different Populations of Lutjanus kasmira Based on SNP Markers
by Fangcao Zhao, Liang Guo, Nan Zhang, Jingwen Yang, Kecheng Zhu, Huayang Guo, Baosuo Liu, Bo Liu, Dianchang Zhang and Shigui Jiang
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1547; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101547 - 20 Oct 2022
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Lutjanus kasmira belongs to the family Lutjanidae. Over the past 20 years, the L. kasmira population in the South China Sea has been shrinking due to climate change, pressure from human activities, and inadequate food supplies. In this study, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) [...] Read more.
Lutjanus kasmira belongs to the family Lutjanidae. Over the past 20 years, the L. kasmira population in the South China Sea has been shrinking due to climate change, pressure from human activities, and inadequate food supplies. In this study, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data obtained from restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (RAD-seq) were used to assess the genetic diversity of L. kasmira in Zhubi Dao (ZB) and Meiji Dao (MJ). The genome-wide nucleotide diversity (π) of the ZB population and MJ population was 0.02478 and 0.02154, respectively. The inbreeding coefficient (Fis) of the ZB population and MJ population was −0.18729 and 0.03256, respectively. The genetic differentiation (Fst) between the ZB and MJ subpopulations was 0.00255102. The expected heterozygosity (He) of individuals from ZB and MJ was 0.33585 and 0.22098, respectively. The observed heterozygosity (Ho) of individuals from the ZB population and MJ population was 0.46834 and 0.23103, respectively. Although the ZB and MJ populations did not have significant genetic differences, the genetic differentiation between them was confirmed using population structure, phylogenetic, and principal component analyses. These results indicated that the genetic diversity of the ZB and MJ populations was relatively low at the genome level, and that their genetic differences were small. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Techniques in Marine Aquaculture)
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Antimicrobial Effect of Carbon Nanodots–ZnO Nanocomposite Synthesized Using Sargassum horneri
by Kyung Woo Kim, Dawoon Chung, Seung-Hyun Jung, Yong Min Kwon, Jawoon Young Hwan Kim and Kyunghwa Baek
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1546; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101546 - 20 Oct 2022
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For several years, industrial damages caused by massive blooming and drifting of Sargassum horneri (S. horneri) called “golden tides” seaweeds have been continuously reported in Korea. National efforts have been made to produce useful cases of application by using the troublesome [...] Read more.
For several years, industrial damages caused by massive blooming and drifting of Sargassum horneri (S. horneri) called “golden tides” seaweeds have been continuously reported in Korea. National efforts have been made to produce useful cases of application by using the troublesome S. horneri. As a part of that, a CNDs–ZnO nanocomposite with antibacterial and antifungal properties was synthesized through a simple hydrothermal reaction using S. horneri, and the results were verified in this paper. The antibacterial and antifungal activities were mainly determined by the disk diffusion test against five bacterial and fungal strains, respectively. Of note, the inhibitory effect of the CNDs–ZnO on the growth of both Gram-positive (Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, and Vibrio alginolyticus) bacteria was highly effective. Moreover, the nanocomposite showed low toxicity compared to chlorine bleach. In addition, the CNDs–ZnO showed antifungal activities against both yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Rhodotorula mucilaginosa) and mold (Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, and Aspergillus terreus). This work showed the potential usability in antimicrobial application based on poor marine brown alga considered as useless in Korea. Through this paper, it seems that sufficient utility and possibility can be expected upon various unappreciated and uninterested marine species. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Insights in the Study of Harmful Algal Bloom)
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Effects of Tidal Stream Energy Exploitation on Estuarine Circulation and Its Seasonal Variability
by Marcos Sánchez, David Mateo Fouz, Iván López, Rodrigo Carballo and Gregorio Iglesias
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1545; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101545 - 20 Oct 2022
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Residual flows are of major importance in coastal areas, driving environmental processes such as sediment transport or nutrient dispersion. Consequently, in those areas where a large tidal stream energy resource is available, prior to the installation of a tidal farm, it is imperative [...] Read more.
Residual flows are of major importance in coastal areas, driving environmental processes such as sediment transport or nutrient dispersion. Consequently, in those areas where a large tidal stream energy resource is available, prior to the installation of a tidal farm, it is imperative to assess how energy extraction affects the residual flows and, in particular, upwelling events. In this paper, the potential effects of different configurations of tidal stream farms on the residual circulation and its seasonality are analysed by means of a case study: Ria de Ortigueira, the westernmost of the Galician Rias Altas (NW Spain). For this purpose, a 3D numerical model was implemented and validated against field measurements. Next, a total of eight case studies, including the operation of bottom-fixed and floating converters under typical summer and winter scenarios, considering upwelling favourable winds, were studied. Overall, when a tidal farm operates, regardless of its configuration and the forcings considered, the resulting general residual flow pattern does not experience significant modifications. This pattern is characterized by a 2D circulation in the inner ria and a positive estuarine circulation in the middle and outer ria. The largest modifications of the residual flow are apparent in the vicinities of the plant, with maximum values of about 0.05 ms−1. Outside this area, the alteration is lower than 0.01 ms−1 and virtually negligible at some distance from the farm where upwelling events develop. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Coastal Engineering: Sustainability and New Technologies)
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Impact of Physically and Chemically Dispersed Crude Oil on the Antioxidant Defense Capacities and Non-Specific Immune Responses in Sea Cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus)
by Xishan Li, Yuhang Zou, Hao Xuan, Wei Yang, Guoxiang Liao, Chengyan Wang and Deqi Xiong
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1544; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101544 - 20 Oct 2022
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Currently, oil spill pollution is one of the major environmental concerns for sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) aquaculture. During oil spills, spraying chemical dispersants is generally considered an efficient oil spill response. However, the impact of chemical dispersant deployment during oil spills [...] Read more.
Currently, oil spill pollution is one of the major environmental concerns for sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) aquaculture. During oil spills, spraying chemical dispersants is generally considered an efficient oil spill response. However, the impact of chemical dispersant deployment during oil spills on sea cucumbers is still less known. In this study, we treated sea cucumbers with physically and chemically (by GM-2 chemical dispersant) dispersed Oman crude oil for 24 h. For antioxidant defense capacities, our results showed that physically dispersed crude oil caused a significant elevation on superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities, and glutathione (GSH) content, while chemically dispersed crude oil caused a significant decrease in SOD activity and GSH content with no apparent change in CAT activity. As for non-specific immune responses, our results indicated that physically dispersed crude oil up-regulated acid phosphatase (ACP) and lysozyme (LZM) activities but had no obvious impact on alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity. Differently, chemically dispersed crude oil down-regulated ACP and LZM activities while up-regulating ALP activity. Based on the integrated biomarker response analysis, the overall impact of chemically dispersed crude oil on antioxidant defense capacities and non-specific immune responses of sea cucumbers was more severe than physically dispersed crude oil. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Marine Environmental Science)
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Integrating AIS, GIS and E-Chart to Analyze the Shipping Traffic and Marine Accidents at the Kaohsiung Port
by Chien-Chang Chou, Chia-Nan Wang, Hsien-Pin Hsu, Ji-Feng Ding, Wen-Jui Tseng and Chien-Yi Yeh
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1543; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101543 - 20 Oct 2022
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In the past, case study and questionnaire survey methodologies have often been used to analyze the causes of marine accidents. One of the disadvantages of these two methods is that they can only interpret the specific causes of one particular marine accident at [...] Read more.
In the past, case study and questionnaire survey methodologies have often been used to analyze the causes of marine accidents. One of the disadvantages of these two methods is that they can only interpret the specific causes of one particular marine accident at a time. They cannot analyze and find the common causes of most marine accidents. Therefore, this study integrates the Automatic Identification System, Geographic Information System, and an e-chart to explore the relationship between environmental factors (wind, wave, tide, and current), locations, and significant common causes of marine accidents. Firstly, an Automatic Identification System is used to collect the traffic flows of vessels entering/exiting the port. The locations of maritime accidents were then plotted on an e-chart, after which we can quickly analyze the locations of marine accidents on the e-chart. Furthermore, environmental data are displayed using Geographic Information System. Subsequently, all data, including traffic flows of vessels, locations of marine accidents, and environmental data, are integrated into the e-chart simultaneously. As a result, the information related to factors affecting the probability of marine accidents could be displayed clearly on the e-chart. Finally, findings and conclusions are given to port authorities to help manage the ship traffic flow and reduce the probability of the occurrence of marine accidents around the port efficiently. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Contemporary Shipping Logistics and Port Management)
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CFD Study on the Influence of Exostructure Elements on the Resistance of a Submarine
by Inno Gatin, Juvel Čokić, Darjan Romić and Joško Parunov
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1542; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101542 - 20 Oct 2022
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Submersible vessels designed to operate at low speeds are often designed with an intricate exostructure, as well as other elements that are located outside of the main pressure hull. Exostructure elements are often of cylindrical or rectangular shape, positioned perpendicularly to the flow [...] Read more.
Submersible vessels designed to operate at low speeds are often designed with an intricate exostructure, as well as other elements that are located outside of the main pressure hull. Exostructure elements are often of cylindrical or rectangular shape, positioned perpendicularly to the flow direction. For this reason, their resistance coefficient is relatively large compared to the pressure hull or appendages of a classical submarine. In some cases, the exostructure can significantly increase the wetted surface of the vessel and dominate its resistance. This paper presents a study on how different exostructure elements impact the overall resistance of a submarine relative to the resistance of the cylindrical, smooth, pressure hull. Additionally, the effect of depth is also considered. The study is conducted using the RANS-based CFD method. The subject of the study is a 25 m long tourist submarine designed for depths up to 40 m and a speed of up to 3 knots. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Design, Analysis and Maintenance of Green Innovative Marine Structures)
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Distributions of Radiocesium and Plutonium in the Korean Seas and North Pacific after the Fukushima Accident, 2011–2014
by Jaeeun Lee, Suk Hyun Kim, Huisu Lee, Hyunmi Lee and Intae Kim
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1541; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101541 - 20 Oct 2022
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The distributions of artificial radionuclides, radiocesium (134Cs and 137Cs) and plutonium isotopes (238Pu and 239+240Pu), in the surface water around the Korean seas (East/Japan Sea and Yellow Sea) in 2011–2012 and in three sections in the North [...] Read more.
The distributions of artificial radionuclides, radiocesium (134Cs and 137Cs) and plutonium isotopes (238Pu and 239+240Pu), in the surface water around the Korean seas (East/Japan Sea and Yellow Sea) in 2011–2012 and in three sections in the North Pacific between 2011 and 2014 were examined. The 137Cs activities in the surface water in the Korean seas in 2011 (immediately after the Fukushima nuclear power plant (NPP) accident on 17 March 2011) were comparable or not significantly different relative to those in 2010 and 2012. However, 134Cs, which had been not detected in the study area before the Fukushima accident (under the detection limit of 0.1 mBq kg−1 level), were detected rapidly in 2011 after the accident (in about 60% of the 72 samples) and gradually disappeared due to their short half-life (t1/2 = 2.06 years) in 2012 (detected in about 16% of the 24 samples). In addition, the highest activities of radiocesium and Pu isotopes appeared locally in some stations of the Korean Strait region (located between Korea and Japan) within 1–2 months immediately after the accident. This suggests that the radioactive nuclides released immediately after the Fukushima accident were significantly introduced through the atmosphere, based on recent studies conducted in neighboring areas. We also showed that the spatial distribution of radiocesium in the North Pacific moved eastward from 2012 to 2014, and we attempted to quantify the residence time of radiocesium (137Cs) in the Korean seas based on the long-term (tens of years scale) temporal trends of 137Cs activity data, which have been collected since the 1960s and 1970s. The estimated retention time of 137Cs in the East/Japan Sea and Yellow Sea were 25 ± 0.6 and 8.0 ± 0.1 years, respectively. These results are expected to be used as a preliminary study for a potential future event of a marine radioactive accident (which, of course, cannot be predicted) and as basic data for predicting the influences of radionuclide releases in the ocean. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Environmental Radioactivity in the Ocean)
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Numerical Simulation Analysis on the Lateral Dynamic Characteristics of Deepwater Conductor Considering the Pile-Soil Contact Models
by Yanbin Wang, Deli Gao and Chenyu Meng
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1540; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101540 - 19 Oct 2022
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It is important to accurately assess the interaction between the conductor and the soil to ensure the stability of the subsea wellheads during deepwater drilling. In this paper, numerical simulations were carried out to study the lateral dynamic bearing capacity of the conductor [...] Read more.
It is important to accurately assess the interaction between the conductor and the soil to ensure the stability of the subsea wellheads during deepwater drilling. In this paper, numerical simulations were carried out to study the lateral dynamic bearing capacity of the conductor considering different contact models between the conductor and the soil. In particular, the contact surface model and contact element model were selected to study the dynamic behavior of pile–soil under a transverse periodic load. On this basis, the influence of the bending moment, the wellhead stick-up, the outer diameter (O.D.) of the conductor and the wall thickness (W.T.) of the conductor, as well as the physical parameters of the soil on the dynamic bearing capacity are discussed in detail. Analysis results show that the lateral deformation, deflection angle and von Mises stress calculated by the contact element model are greater than those calculated by the contact surface model. The maximum value of the lateral deformation and bending moment of the conductor decrease with the O.D. and W.T. of the conductor, and the cohesion and internal friction angle of the soil. However, the maximum value of the lateral deformation and bending moment of the conductor increase with the wellhead stick-up. Both the vertical force and the soil density have a negligible effect on the lateral behavior of the conductor. This study has reference value for the design and stability assessment of subsea wellheads. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Theory, Method and Engineering Application of Computational Mechanics in Offshore Structures)
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Optimization of Process Parameters in Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum 5451 in Marine Applications
by Shoaib Ahmed, Rana Atta ur Rahman, Awais Awan, Sajjad Ahmad, Waseem Akram, Muhammad Amjad, Mohd Yazid Yahya and Seyed Saeid Rahimian Koloor
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1539; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101539 - 19 Oct 2022
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Friction stir welding (FSW) is one of the primary fabrication techniques for joining different components, and it has become popular, especially in aluminum alloy structures for marine applications. The welded joint with the friction stir process greatly depends on the process parameters, i.e., [...] Read more.
Friction stir welding (FSW) is one of the primary fabrication techniques for joining different components, and it has become popular, especially in aluminum alloy structures for marine applications. The welded joint with the friction stir process greatly depends on the process parameters, i.e., feed rate, rotational speed, and pin profile of the tool. In the current study, plates of aluminum 5451 alloy were joined by the FSW technique, and the Taguchi method was used to find the process parameters at an optimal level. The maximum value of tensile strength, i.e., 160.6907 MPa, was achieved using optimum welding conditions of a tool rotation speed of 1400, a feed rate of 18 mm/min, and the tool pin with threads. The maximum value of hardness, i.e., 81.056 HV, was achieved using optimum conditions of 1200 tool rotational speed and a feed rate of 18 mm/min with a tool pin profile having threads. In addition, the contribution in terms of the percentage of each input parameter was found by the analysis of variance (ANOVA). The ANOVA results revealed that the pin profile of the tool has the maximum contribution of 67.77% and 62.42% in achieving the optimum value of tensile strength and hardness, respectively. The study also investigated the joint efficiency of the friction stir welded joint, hardness at the weld zone, and metallography on FSW samples at the optimized level. The effectiveness and reliability of FSW joints for shipping industry applications can be observed by joint efficiency. That was investigated at optimum conditions, and it comes out to be 80.5%. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Failure Analysis of Marine Structure)
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Application of Fuzzy Delphi-AHP-TOPSIS for Selecting an International Crew Change Center in Taiwan
by Tien-Chun Ho and Hsuan-Shih Lee
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1538; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101538 - 19 Oct 2022
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The COVID-19 crisis has brought disruption to the global economy and to international passenger and cargo transportation, and the unprecedented crew change crisis remains an issue for governments around the world to address. The selection of a port for international crew changes is [...] Read more.
The COVID-19 crisis has brought disruption to the global economy and to international passenger and cargo transportation, and the unprecedented crew change crisis remains an issue for governments around the world to address. The selection of a port for international crew changes is a major decision for a country, and this port selection can be considered as a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) issue. As with other facility-siting issues, the issue of selecting a port for international crew changes requires consideration of several criteria relative to cargo transshipment, and since this process involves uncertainty, fuzzy logic must be incorporated into the process to obtain more accurate results. This study proceeds from the standpoint of shipping companies and ship management companies, conducting a survey questionnaire on carriers calling at Taiwan ports using cargo structure, transit costs, transit time, environmental factors, geographic location, infrastructure, and crew safety certification facilities. Fuzzy Delphi and FAHP are used to obtain the subjective opinions of carriers and FTOPSIS is used to explore and prioritize the objective opinions of carriers on international crew change ports. This is then used to construct an evaluation model of the key factors influencing the selection of an international crew change location for the development of Taiwanese ports. The results of the study showed that the hinterland industry economy was the main key factor and Kaohsiung container terminal 5 was the most suitable place for crew replacement. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Scientific Developments in Port Logistics)
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Wave Height Reduction Inside Pohang New Port, Korea, Due to the Construction of a Detached Breakwater
by Kyong Ho Ryu, Weon Mu Jeong, Jung-Eun Oh, Won-Dae Baek and Yeon S. Chang
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1537; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101537 - 19 Oct 2022
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The effect of a detached breakwater, which was constructed to improve harbor tranquility inside Pohang New Port, was examined through the comparison of wave data measured before and after the construction of the breakwater. The observation data showed that the wave energy was [...] Read more.
The effect of a detached breakwater, which was constructed to improve harbor tranquility inside Pohang New Port, was examined through the comparison of wave data measured before and after the construction of the breakwater. The observation data showed that the wave energy was effectively reduced by the breakwater, although the wave height measured outside the breakwater was higher after its construction. The wave energy was reduced in all of the measured wave-propagating directions, but it was also observed that the breakwater became less effective in protecting against northeastwaves than in protecting against NNE waves. The BOUSS-2D Boussinesq-type wave model was employed to analyze the pattern of wave propagation, showing that, before the breakwater’s construction, NE waves could directly enter the port, increasing the wave energy inside the port. After the breakwater’s construction, simulations showed that the detached breakwater effectively blocked the waves approaching the port from both the NNE and NE directions, although the wave heights of the waves from the extreme NE direction inside the port increased. Considering that the estimated probability of failing to preserve the port tranquility was only 0.2–0.5% for these extreme NE waves, it was concluded that no secondary structures were necessary, and the existing breakwater was sufficient for the protection of the port. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Studies in Breakwaters and Coastal Protection)
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