Power Systems of Polar Ship and Adaptability to Polar Environments

A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Ocean Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2027 | Viewed by 981

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Department of Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Interests: polar ship; icebreaker; marine engine; ship power system; injection; multi-phase flow; phase change

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We invite submissions to the inaugural edition of the Special Issue “Power Systems of Polar Ship and Adaptability to Polar Environments”.

With the progressively prominent strategic position of the Arctic and the growing exploitation of its resources, polar ships have become an issue of rising significance. Due to the complex sea conditions of polar shipping and impending stricter emission regulations, polar ships must exhibit high adaptability to polar environments.

The design of ship power systems for polar ships must ensure safety, energy efficiency, and low emissions. Depending on the operating conditions of polar vessels, special considerations are required, such as dynamic performance under fluctuation loads, reliable fuel supply in harsh environments, significant reduction in CO2 emissions, and specialized designs for cold and ice prevention. This Special Issue welcomes submissions of research whose scope includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:

  • Power system design and computing;
  • Dynamic response analysis;
  • Engine performance and emissions;
  • Power system implementation;
  • Risk- and reliability-based approaches;
  • Fuel supply issues for polar ships;
  • Cold and ice prevention.

Dr. Ping Yi
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • ship power system
  • performance and emission
  • risk and reliability
  • fuel supply
  • cold prevention

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Article
Advanced Sea Chest Geometries for Enhanced Thermal Deicing in Polar Navigation Ships
by Qijun Ma, Yujin Cong, Shuai Huang and Ping Yi
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2026, 14(14), 1299; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse14141299 - 15 Jul 2026
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Polar navigation demands robust thermal management systems to prevent ice blocking in seawater cooling systems, which is critical for polar navigation. Current anti-icing architectures for disperse ice regions cannot make full use of thermal deicing, resulting in insufficient heat transfer and severe mechanical [...] Read more.
Polar navigation demands robust thermal management systems to prevent ice blocking in seawater cooling systems, which is critical for polar navigation. Current anti-icing architectures for disperse ice regions cannot make full use of thermal deicing, resulting in insufficient heat transfer and severe mechanical energy losses in dense ice regions, which eventually cause seawater system ice blockage. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is employed to investigate the underlying mechanisms of mechanical ice blockage and thermal deicing performance, and the mutual inhibition mechanism between geometric and thermal deicing is elucidated. Two alternative geometric designs for enhanced thermal deicing efficiency are proposed, i.e., a looped flow structure and a curved porous partition. Computational results demonstrate that both designs can maintain the thermal deicing efficiency at 100% with minimal head losses. Mechanistically, these configurations suppress the “short-circuiting” of hot reflux and prolong the heat exchange duration. The findings successfully resolve the intrinsic trade-off between geometric anti-icing performance and thermal deicing efficiency, thereby providing valuable theoretical insights and engineering guidance for cooling system design operating in ice-covered waters. Full article
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