Hydrofoil Design
In 2018, co-founder Gijsbert van Marrewijk won the Maritime Designer Award for his systems engineering approach in #hydrofoil#design.
The main prize was a €24k funding for research into hydrofoil safety. The research was executed by MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands) and TNO.
Together with these institutes, we have looked into conceptual hydrofoil safety, maneuvering, drag and "#splashdown". The latter happens when a hydrofoil vessel loses lift and suddenly goes from foiling to displacement mode.
Last week, the final part of this research was completed with a full-sized splashdown test in IJmuiden. With the test, a range of accelerations that the vessel may encounter was determined. We now have a better understanding of safety in hydrofoil design for our future projects!
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We have recently completed a new batch of high-quality databoxes designed for fleet monitoring and smart on-board data processing!
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Last week, the SWIM hydrogen-electric water taxi, MSTX22, successfully demonstrated its zero-emission power in Port of Den Helder The Netherlands, as part of the Zephyros project.
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Tuesday August 30th, the fully hydrogen-electric watertaxi ‘MSTX 22’ was christened at the Watertaxi headquarters in Rotterdam. The boat features an integrated propulsion system from Flying Fish.
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We are very proud to present the SWIM hydrogen-electric water taxi at the Rotterdam World Port Days on Saturday 3th and Sunday 4th of September! Please visit SWIM at the jetty of Wijnhaven street.
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We are incredibly proud to share a video of HEARP in real flight on the canals! This RC foiler features modular 3D-printed hydrofoil modules that can be arranged in different ways.
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We are currently working hard to assemble the SWIM hydrogen-electric drivetrain inside the new watertaxi boat! In the photo, you see a small part of our Thermal Management System (TMS).
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