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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering Review Marine Application of Fiber Reinforced Composites: A Review Felice Rubino 1, Antonio Nisticò 2, Fausto Tucci 3 and Pierpaolo Carlone 3,* 1 2 3 Received: 11 December 2019; Accepted: 31 December 2019; Published: 6 January 2020 Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering, University Federico II of Naples, 80100 Naples, Italy; felice.rubino@unina.it Independent Researcher, C.da Marcello da Mirà 32, 88062 Cardinale (CZ), Italy; ing.antonionistico@gmail.com Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, 84080 Fisciano (SA), Italy; ftucci@unisa.it * Correspondence: pcarlone@unisa.it; Tel.: +39-089964310 Abstract: Components and structures working in the marine environment are exposed to high stresses attributable to the action of wind, waves, and tides. Moreover, they have to face hostile and severe environmental conditions during their lifetime, being placed in the splash zone if not even submerged in saltwater. The application of polymer composites in marine systems has been the focus of intensive studies in the last decades, highlighting potential benefits given by the replacement of several components, such as ship hulls, propeller blades, wind, and tidal turbine blades, to cite but a few. The present paper reports the latest advances in this area, addressing the applications of advanced composites in ships and ship components, offshore oil and gas composites, marine renewable energy and underwater repairing. Keywords: advanced composite materials; hybrid composite materials; GFRP; CFRP; AFRP; lightest marine structure; marine renewable energy; tidal turbines; wind turbines; underwater construction; Repair 1. Introduction Watercraft, submersibles, offshore structures, and other marine structural components are exposed to relevant environmental challenges. Therefore, materials exhibiting elevated resistance and requiring few or no maintenance for extended periods of time are generally under consideration. Additionally, being lightweight and corrosion resistance are mandatory for vessels, to meet design requirements and perform with speed and unfailing reliability. Composite materials, with specific reference to fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP), have been extensively incorporated in the marine industry following their early applications after World War II when composites were designed to overcome corrosion issues experienced with steel, aluminum, and wood. Weight reduction was, and remains, a key aspect, particularly for topside weight found in commercial vessels. Over the years, composites have been developed to meet the growing and variable demand coming from the marine sector, still preserving a relevant usage for manufacturing of consolidated elements, including gratings, ducts, shafts, piping, and hull shells. To date, composites are employed in all areas of the marine sector and for a variety of components and structures, namely hulls, bearings, propellers, hatch covers, exhausts, topside structures, radomes, sonar domes, railings, vessels of all types, valves and other subsea structures. In recent years, racing powerboats made of composites are becoming more and more common for long-lasting high performance and safety. Salt and corrosive seawater are especially damaging to watercraft and structures. Given the capability of composites to resist corrosion and fatigue, maintenance requirements can be significantly J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8, 26; doi:10.3390/jmse8010026 www.mdpi.com/journal/jmsePDF Image | Marine Application of Fiber Reinforced Composites
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