The Usage of a Waste Heat Recovery Metal-Hydride Unit of Continuous Operation in the Maritime Energy

The perspectives of waste-heat recovery of low-speed diesel engines using metal-hydride units of continuous operation have been substantiated. The design scheme of a unit and parameters of operating environment have been described. The results of mathematical modeling of processes in a waste heat recovery metal-hydride unit have been represented. The work efficiency of a waste heat recovery metal-hydride unit as a part of a marine propulsion complex on the basis of a low-speed dual-fuel diesel engine has been revealed. The novelty of this study is the investigation of metal hydride technology for application in the gas fuel compressor drive of LNG-powered ships.