Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, USA.
Biofouling. 2011 Jan;27(1):87-98. doi: 10.1080/08927014.2010.542809.
In the present study, the overall economic impact of hull fouling on a mid-sized naval surface ship (Arleigh Burke-class destroyer DDG-51) has been analyzed. A range of costs associated with hull fouling was examined, including expenditures for fuel, hull coatings, hull coating application and removal, and hull cleaning. The results indicate that the primary cost associated with fouling is due to increased fuel consumption attributable to increased frictional drag. The costs related to hull cleaning and painting are much lower than the fuel costs. The overall cost associated with hull fouling for the Navy's present coating, cleaning, and fouling level is estimated to be $56M per year for the entire DDG-51 class or $1B over 15 years. The results of this study provide guidance as to the amount of money that can be reasonably spent for research, development, acquisition, and implementation of new technologies or management strategies to combat hull fouling.
在本研究中，分析了船体污垢对中型海军水面舰艇（阿利·伯克级驱逐舰 DDG-51）的总体经济影响。检查了与船体污垢相关的一系列成本，包括燃料、船体涂料、船体涂料的应用和去除以及船体清洁的支出。结果表明，与污垢相关的主要成本是由于增加的摩擦阻力导致的燃料消耗增加。船体清洁和涂装的成本远低于燃料成本。与海军目前的涂料、清洁和污垢水平相关的船体污垢总成本估计为每年 5600 万美元，整个 DDG-51 级或 15 年超过 10 亿美元。本研究的结果为用于研究、开发、获取和实施新技术或管理策略以对抗船体污垢的合理支出提供了指导。
