The primary objective of deliverable 5.1 is to establish a comprehensive architecture for a digital communication platform that enables continuous simulation and demonstration of the feasibility of equipping vessels with ammonia-based propulsion systems and their associated subsystems. Moreover, a preliminary description of a monitoring software architecture is proposed to oversee the systems in operation on the vessel.
The report outlines a fundamental approach to developing a system architecture for software. First, the users’, owners’, systems’, and societal requirements are identified to define the needs of various stakeholders. Furthermore, the requirements are illustrated using the system composer to visualize the connections between the requirements and the proposed system architecture.
Based on the identified requirements, a software architecture is created, which consists of three main components: input, internal, and output. The internal component comprises multiple subsystems with input and output data, where detailed functionalities are specified. The outputs comprise the fuel storage tanks, auxiliaries and monitoring. In addition, if the Life Cost Analysis (LCA) and Risk Analysis (RA) models are eventually implemented, their output will also be included.
The implementation of these subsystems is carried out using MATLAB Simulink to facilitate the interconnection of the systems. Furthermore, several models embedded within the subsystems are developed to perform preliminary calculations and simulations, demonstrating a simplified workflow of the proposed architecture.
UK participation in NH3CRAFT Project is funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe guarantee [grant-numbers 10038548 and 10037828].
