Wandering Ark Brintdrevet Trimaran by Shenghan Lu

Wandering Ark Brintdrevet Trimaran by Shenghan Lu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award i Jern in Futuristisk Design Competition Category.

JernFuturistisk· 2024

Wandering Ark Brintdrevet Trimaran

by Shenghan Lu

Client: Macau University of Science and Technology

A' Design Award i Jern Winner in Futuristisk Category

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The Design

About Wandering Ark Brintdrevet Trimaran

Wandering Ark er et koncept til en brintdrevet trimaran designet som en flydende bolig til havs. Skroget kombinerer en trimaranform med en X-stævn for at give stærk stabilitet under forskellige søforhold. En stor overbygning tilbyder boligareal til beboerne. Sol-, vind- og bølgesystemer opsamler energi, og et system til brintproduktion fra havvand opbevarer brint om bord. Brændselsceller omdanner den lagrede brint til elektricitet til fremdrift og daglig brug. Vand er den eneste emission fra processen, så fartøjet opnår nul emissioner.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Jern

Wandering Ark Brintdrevet Trimaran er vinder af A' Design Award i Jern, en prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles gode designs, som opfylder de professionelle og industrielle krav, man forventer af veldesignede skabelser. Jernvinderne viser stor dygtighed, høj specialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapacitet hos deres skabere. Wandering Ark Brintdrevet Trimaran forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær skabelse, der er praktisk og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer branchens bedste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaber knyttet til knowhow og talent. Wandering Ark Brintdrevet Trimaran respekteres for sin grundighed og er designet til at levere forbedringer af livskvaliteten, der er med til at gøre verden til et bedre sted.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Wandering Ark is designed as a large trimaran, with extremely strong stability to cope with different sea conditions and a large area of superstructure living space. It integrates multiple energy collection methods, such as solar energy, wind energy, wave energy, seawater hydrogen production system, and Ensure energy supply. Wandering Ark is a powerful habitat that lives in harmony with the marine environment.
Dimensions & Packaging: Length: 580M×Width: 280M×Height: 140M
Tags: Concept design, Sea survival, Trimaran, New energy, Zero emissions
Production Technology: Modeling Extraction: Terraces are a symbol of the symbiosis between man and nature. Combining terrace elements with ship design expresses the concept of respecting nature. This is reflected in the ship’s zero emissions and self-sufficiency. The hierarchy of terraces visually enhances stability, combining traditional aesthetics with modern ship design.
Design Challenge: Stability and energy saving factors need to be considered in the design. The hull adopts an innovative shape design that combines X BOW with a trimaran. It has strong wave penetration capability, which is also crucial for reducing energy loss.
Research: Use STAR CCM+ simulation software to conduct seakeeping and pressure tests on the trimaran and calculate the best solution under different circumstances to improve the final design.
Inspiration: In response to sea level rise in the future, not only will the land area shrink, but the frequency of marine disasters will also increase. For sea survival mode and floating cities, further exploration and thinking are needed. To solve these problems, it is envisioned to build a mobile city that can be self-sufficient at sea using clean energy and avoid marine disasters. Today, a single new energy source cannot provide a sustainable supply for ships. Future ship energy harvesting technology needs to be studied and ship functions innovated through integrated design.
Project Duration: This project will be completed at Macau University of Science and Technology from June 2023 to February 2024
Operation Flow: Wandering Ark can survive on the ocean for a long time and make full use of resources. Solar, wind and ocean power generation. Seawater is directly obtained through the hydrogen production system, and the generated hydrogen is stored and converted into a fuel cell to power the system. Although the Flettner rotor cannot generate electricity, it can directly assist the propulsion system to save energy consumption.
Team Members: Shenghan Lu
Image Credits: Shenghan Lu, 2024