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Enhancing efficiency and sustainability in shipbuilding
Neves, Angela; Erikstad, Stein Ove; Godina, RaduOpen access funding provided by FCT|FCCN (b-on). This study was funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, EEA Grants Portugal, PT-INN-0066 | M4ML—Mobility for Maritime Logistics, Radu Godina, PT-INN-0066 | M4ML—Mobility for Maritime Logistics,Stein Ove Erikstad, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2025.; The maritime industry has a very representative weight in the ...
Social organizational life cycle assessment of wire arc additive manufacturing
Kokare, Samruddha; Oliveira, João P.; Godina, RaduFunding Information: Radu Godina, acknowledges Funda\u00E7\u00E3o para a Ci\u00EAncia e a Tecnologia, I.P., for its financial support via the project UID/00667: Unidade de Investiga\u00E7\u00E3o e Desenvolvimento em Engenharia Mec\u00E2nica e Industrial. This activity has received funding from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) \u2013 Project Smart WAAM: Microstructural Engineering and In...
Reliability assessment of the ocean thermal energy conversion systems through M...
Ghaedi, Amir; Sedaghati, Reza; Mahmoudian, Mehrdad; Rodrigues, Eduardo M. G.; Godina, RaduOpen access funding provided by FCT|FCCN (b-on). Publisher Copyright: © 2023, The Author(s).; The ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) systems, as renewable energy-based power plants, have the potential to play a significant role in meeting future electricity demands due to the vast expanse of the world's oceans. These systems employ the temperature difference between surface ocean waters and deep ocean water...
Toward cleaner space explorations
Kokare, Samruddha; Moraes, Luis; Fernandes, Nuno; Norman, Andrew; Godina, RaduFunding Information: The authors wish to thank FormTech GmbH, MT Aerospace AG, Omnidea Lda, and Omnidea-RTG for providing useful data in conducting this study. Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.; The traditional method of manufacturing propellant tanks for rockets and spaceships involves significant amounts of forging, and machining, making it expensive and environmentally unfriendly. A novel approach f...
Advancing Sustainable Decision Making in Additive Manufacturing
Alves, Adriana S. F.; Oliveira, J. P.; Godina, RaduFunding Information: This activity has received funding from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)—Project Smart WAAM: Microstructural Engineering and Integrated Non-Destructive Testing. This body of the European Union receives support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020—Research and Innovation Framework Programme Publisher Copyright: © 2024 by the authors.; Additive manufacturing (AM) is...
Unveiling seafarers' awareness and knowledge on energy-efficient and low-carbon...
Dewan, Mohammud Hanif; Godina, RaduRadu Godina acknowledges Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT-MCTES) for its financial support via the project UIDB/00667/2020 and UIDP/00667/2020 (UNIDEMI). Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Authors; The shipping industry contributes to global CO2 emissions, raising concerns about its environmental impact and the need for energy-efficient (EE) and low-carbon (LC) shipping practices. This study aims to dis...
An integrated PROMETHEE II-Roadmap model
Alves, Adriana S. F.; Nunes, Leonel J. R.; Matias, João C. O.; Espadinha-Cruz, P.; Godina, RaduThis research was funded by the FCT—Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia/MCTES, through national funds and, when applicable, co-financed by the FEDER, under the new partnership agreement PT2020, P. Espadinha-Cruz and Radu Godina acknowledges Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT-MCTES) . Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Authors; Rural fires are currently one of the main global disasters, and Portugal is am...
Applications and future perspectives of integrating Lean Six Sigma and Ergonomics
Vicente, Inês; Godina, Radu; Teresa Gabriel, AnaPublisher Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s); Organisations seek to adopt strategies to increase their productivity and quality in highly competitive markets. For this purpose, Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is often used. It is frequently combined with other scientific areas such as Ergonomics. Integrating LSS and Ergonomics may improve productivity while preserving workers' health and safety. This study presents a systema...
An overview of seafarers’ engagement and training on energy efficient operation...
Dewan, Mohammud Hanif; Godina, RaduPublisher Copyright: © 2023 The Authors; As the shipping industry contributes significantly to anthropogenic CO2 emissions, it is imperative to take urgent steps to reduce its impact on the environment. This study delves into the pivotal role of seafarers in achieving energy-efficient ship operations, which is crucial for mitigating climate change. In the study, 58 articles spanning a decade are analyzed, and k...
Wire arc additive manufacturing of a high-strength low-alloy steel part
Kokare, Samruddha; Shen, Jiajia; Fonseca, Pedro P.; Lopes, João G.; Machado, Carla M.; Santos, Telmo G.; Oliveira, João P.; Godina, RaduFunding Information: Samruddha Kokare acknowledges Funda\u00E7\u00E3o para a Ci\u00EAncia e a Tecnologia (FCT\u2013MCTES) for its financial support via the MIT-Portugal Program PhD grant PRT/BD/154651/2023. Jiajia Shen acknowledges the China Scholarship Council for funding the Ph.D. grant CSC No. 201808320394. Pedro Fonseca acknowledges FCT\u2013MCTES for funding the PhD grant 2022.13883.BD. J.G. Lopes acknowle...