“This is a pleasure boat, with a capacity for 10 seats, plus two crew members. It is not yet clear what route it will take. It is assumed that the boat will take people for walks on the Neva or go to Baikal.” , said the responsible builder of the Zelenodolsky shipyard for order 393, Radik Minulin.
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The hydrogen installation was assembled without the help of foreign components and will be located at the stern of the ship. It processes water into hydrogen and pours it into cylinders, from where a signal is sent to the energy storage unit, which transmits the electricity in the form of a pair. The ship will have two main engines.
The construction of the ship will soon come to an end. “Now we are starting to equip the electrical components of the order. I would like to note that we are the first in the history of the Russian Federation to produce an energy storage unit that allows you to travel for 12 hours without connecting to a hydrogen station,” Minulin shared.
Photo: Valeria Lobko
The ship’s speed will be 10 to 12 knots, which is equivalent to 18 kilometers per hour. This is optimal for a pleasure boat, since you can fully see the surrounding landscapes. The ship will also be equipped with specially installed stained glass windows for better viewing.
In addition to the construction of the first Russian hydrogen-powered ship, the Zelenodolsk shipyard also produces Meteor-200 passenger hydrofoils (SPH). This is a new model of the ship of the same name that, compared to traditional SPCs, presents innovative advantages that increase safety in passenger transportation.
“At this stage, the Meteor-2020 project is being assembled at the Gorky plant, the hull of order 205 for the Republic of Tatarstan is being assembled. At this moment two areas of seven of the hulls have already been assembled,” he says the plant employee. Evgeny Makarov. “In the initial stages of creating the boat “The hull is formed, then the adjustments are made, the propulsion section is installed and everything is welded. Only after that we begin to install the hydrofoils.”
Inside, Meteor-200 is divided into aft, middle and bow functional zones. The first is intended for boarding passengers and checking luggage, it is controlled by the ship’s crew, the second accommodates passengers and hand luggage, and the last, the bow area, is reserved for the placement of checkpoints, cabins, buffet and a wardroom for the crew. In addition, the ship has a modern onboard data transmission system via Wi-Fi.
Another distinctive feature of the boat compared to previous models is the new “Duck” type self-stabilizing wing system. Thanks to its innovative advantages, the ship’s seaworthiness increased by 20-30%, and overloads when moving on waves decreased by 40-50%. In addition, the problem of wing stalling in offset mode due to the positive angles of attack of the bow and aft wings was solved. Inside the ship, layout solutions are used for transporting passengers with luggage and hand luggage, making travel on the Meteor-200 similar to flying on an airplane. The interior is also very similar to the interior of an airplane, such as an Airbus.
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