Hull Vane BV is specialised in improving ships’ performance with hydrodynamic devices. The company is the sole licensed producer of the patented Hull Vane®, a submerged wing at the transom to improve the performance and seakeeping of displacement ships, and Foil Assist, a mid-ship mounted foil to improve the efficiency and ride comfort on fast planing boats.
Our conviction
We master hydrodynamics and we believe ships can always be better, faster and more efficient. We ensure maximum pitch stabilisation, performance and efficiency for vessels.
Products
Hull Vane® is a proven energy saving and seakeeping device for patrol vessels, corvettes, frigates, mine countermeasure vessels, unmanned surface ships and support ships. Each Hull Vane® is optimised for a ship to achieve the highest level of performance.
Main benefits:
- Higher top speed & higher range speed
- Reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions (5-26%)
- Improved seakeeping
- Reduced noise and signature
- Less generated waves
An active version of the Hull Vane®, called Dynamic Hull Vane®, is controllable to reduce ship motions in waves even more, providing a more stable platform for helicopter or drone operations, radars, weapon systems and launch & recovery of daughter craft.
Foil Assist is applied on planing boats, such as naval interceptor craft, RHIBs, police boats, customs boats, etc. In essence, it’s a small wing mounted amidships under a boat’s hull, which carries up to 50% of the weight at maximum speed.
Main benefits:
- Reduced pitching and slamming
- Improved safety – less injuries
- Higher sustained speed in waves
Proven results
Over 70 Hull Vanes have now been sold and the concept is more than proven with before and after trials and intensive use over many years. Eleven Foil Assist systems have been built.
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