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Hull Data Graphene is strong, conductive, thin and stretchable. Graphene strips, with allocated sensors, alongside the hull will provide more accurate data about the hull’s working conditions. Not only will they monitor external factors (seawater temperature, sloshing, impacts and fouling), but they will also monitor internal factors (stresses, microbial induced corrosion, and bending). This device will help during real sea-state conditions when the vessel is pitching and pounding. In this manner, we will see in real time the longitudinal stresses (hogging and sagging) caused by the sea weather or cargo conditions. This will facilitate a new approach called Hull-Skin-Data Centred Decisions and would be adopted according to those working parameters. By means of models generated in real time, decision-makers will be able to make better informed decisions.
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