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A systemic review of shipboard SCR installations in practice

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Author	Österman, Cecilia Magnusson, Mathias
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Growing customer demands and more stringent regulations to reduce harmful air emissions from ships have resulted in an increased interest for the installation of shipboard abatement technologies. Specifically, the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NO$_{x}$) was early adopted by several Swedish shipping companies. The potential NO$_{x}$ reduction efficiency of the SCR is well established, but the practical experiences of shipboard installations have been less documented. This paper reviews from a systems perspective the practical experiences of marine SCR installations in Swedish shipping. The aim is to identify important not only technical but also human and organizational conditions necessary for safe, efficient, and sustainable SCR operations at sea. Further, to investigate to what extent the capabilities and limitations of human operators and maintainers are taken into account in the design and installation phase of the systems. Two focus group interviews (n = 10) and five individual interviews were held with relevant stakeholders in the industry, following a semi-structured schedule on the themes installation, operation, maintenance, and training. The results show that deficiencies in the overall system design—with a combination of technical issues, maintenance access problems, and untrained operators with inadequate understanding of the SCR process—have led to inefficient, costly, and unsafe operations. It is concluded that installations and operations of marine SCR systems, and possibly other forthcoming abatement technologies, would benefit from the use of traditional ergonomic principles and methods. This would in turn contribute towards increased sustainability and a reduced environmental impact from shipping.
Starting Page	63
Ending Page	85
Page Count	23
File Format	PDF
ISSN	1651436X
Journal	WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs
Volume Number	12
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	16541642
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2012-10-03
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Human–machine system Human element Selective catalytic reduction Revised MARPOL Annex VI NO$_{x}$ Public International Law Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice Marine & Freshwater Sciences Offshore Engineering
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ocean Engineering Human Factors and Ergonomics Transportation Safety Research Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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