Carbon Storage Tanker Lifetime Assessment.

Area of Science:

• Engineering
• Environmental Science
• Reliability Engineering

Background:

• Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) is vital for mitigating global CO2 emissions.
• Existing reliability methods struggle with complex, high-dimensional energy systems like subsea shuttle tankers.

Purpose of the Study:

• To present a cutting-edge design for a CO2 storage tanker.
• To introduce a novel reliability method for analyzing the lifespan distribution of carbon capture systems using historical data.

Main Methods:

• Development and application of a new general-purpose reliability methodology.
• Utilizing accurate numerical simulations to test the reliability method on an innovative CCS design.
• Analyzing recorded time-history data of carbon capture systems.

Main Results:

• The novel reliability method effectively extracts lifespan distribution information from time-history data.
• The proposed method is suitable for complex sustainable systems exposed to environmental stresses.
• Accurate numerical simulations validated the application of the reliability methodology to the CCS design.

Conclusions:

• The developed reliability method offers a significant advancement for operational safety studies in complex energy systems.
• The study highlights the importance of advanced reliability analysis in the design phase of CCS technologies.
• The findings support the broader application of this method to various sustainable systems facing environmental stresses.