Wandering Ark 水素燃料トリマラン by Shenghan Lu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 鉄賞 in 未来的デザイン Competition Category.

鉄未来的· 2024

Wandering Ark 水素燃料トリマラン

by Shenghan Lu

Client: Macau University of Science and Technology

A' Design Award 鉄賞 Winner in 未来的 Category

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The Design

About Wandering Ark 水素燃料トリマラン

「Wandering Ark（さまよう方舟）」は、洋上に浮かぶ居住空間として構想された水素燃料トリマランのコンセプトです。船体はトリマラン形状とXバウ形状を組み合わせ、多様な海象条件下でも高い安定性を発揮します。大型の上部構造物は居住者のための生活空間を提供します。太陽光・風力・波力の各システムがエネルギーを収集し、海水からの水素製造システムによって水素を船上に貯蔵します。燃料電池が貯蔵された水素を電力に変換し、推進力および日常的な電力供給に用いられます。このプロセスで排出されるのは水のみであり、本船はゼロエミッションを実現します。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鉄賞

Wandering Ark 水素燃料トリマランは、よく設計された創造物に期待される専門的・産業的要件を満たす優れたデザインに授与される、権威ある評価である A' Design Award 鉄賞の受賞作品です。鉄賞の受賞作品は、制作者の高い技量、高度な専門性、専門家としての理解、創造的な能力を示しています。Wandering Ark 水素燃料トリマランは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される、実用的で革新的な創造物であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 鉄賞を受賞したデザインは、業界のベストプラクティスを統合し、ノウハウと才能に結びついた有能な技術的特性を備えています。Wandering Ark 水素燃料トリマランは、その徹底ぶりで尊敬され、世界をより良い場所にするための生活の質の向上をもたらすよう設計されています。

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