A technical note on the geometric representation of a ship hull form

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (11) ◽  
pp. 1378-1381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herbert J. Koelman ◽  
Bastiaan N. Veelo
2019 ◽  
Vol 161 (A1) ◽  

Herein, we present an integrated ship re-design/modification strategy that integrates the ‘Computer-Aided Design (CAD)’ and ‘Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)’ to modify the ship hull form for better performance in resistance. We assume a modular design and the ship hull form modification focuses on the forward module (e.g. bulbous bow) and aft module (e.g. stern bulb) only. The ship hull form CAD model is implemented with NAPA*TM and CFD model is implemented with Shipflow**TM. The basic ship hull form parameters are not changed and the modifications in some of the technical parameters because of re-designed bulbous bow and stern bulb are kept at very minimum. The bulbous bow is re-designed by extending an earlier method (Sharma and Sha (2005b)) and stern bulb parameters for re-design are computed from the experience gained from literature survey. The re-designed hull form is modeled in CAD and is integrated and analyzed with Shipflow**TM. The CAD and CFD integrated model is validated and verified with the ITTC approved recommendations and guidelines. The proposed numerical methodology is implemented on the ship hull form modification of a benchmark ship, i.e. KRISO container ship (KCS). The presented results show that the modified ship hull form of KCS - with only bow and stern modifications - using the present strategy, results into resistance and propulsive improvement.


2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuxin Huang ◽  
Lijue Wang ◽  
Chi Yang

In this paper, artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithms are introduced to optimize ship hull forms for reduced drag. Two versions of ABC algorithm are used: one is the basic ABC algorithm, and the other is an improved artificial bee colony (IABC) algorithm. A recently developed fast flow solver based on the Neumann-Michell theory is used to evaluate the drag of the ship in the optimization process. The ship hull surface is represented by discrete triangular panels and modified using radial basis function interpolation method. The developed optimization algorithms are first validated by benchmark mathematical functions with different dimensions. They are then applied to the optimization of DTMB Model 5415 for reduced drag. Two optimal hull forms are obtained by the ABC and the IABC algorithms. A large drag reduction is obtained by both of the algorithms. The optimal hull form obtained by the IABC algorithm has larger drag reduction than that of the hull form from the ABC algorithm. The results show that two ABC algorithms can be used for optimizing ship hull forms and the IABC algorithm has better performance than the ABC algorithm for the tested case in ship hull form optimization.


2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (04) ◽  
pp. 202-211
Author(s):  
Auke van der Ploeg

This paper describes a procedure to optimize ship hull forms, based on double body viscous flow computations with PARNASSOS. A flexible and effective definition of parametric hull form variations is used, based on interpolation between basis hull forms. One of the object functions is an estimate of the required power. In this paper we will focus on how to improve this estimate, by using the B-series of propellers. Results of systematic variations applied to the VIRTUE tanker together with scale effects in the computed trends will be discussed. In addition, we will demonstrate how the techniques discussed in this paper can be used to design a model that has a wake field that strongly resembles the wake of a given containership ship at full scale.


1976 ◽  
Vol 13 (04) ◽  
pp. 401-411
Author(s):  
Charles A. Curtze

The paper discusses the tradeoffs and payoffs of designing and building big ship capability into a small cruising sailing yacht. A Norwegian rescue ship hull form, large three-bladed controllable-pitch propeller, nickel-cadmium batteries, shaft-driven generator, above average horsepower, a high degree of watertight integrity, modest self-salvage capability, tugboat handling under power, low helmsman energy drain under all conditions, circumferential safety and grab rail, balanced rudder, diesel oil-fired range, and hot-water central heating are all discussed as they combine to fill the author's requirements for seaworthiness, seakeeping ability, safety, maintainability, self-sufficiency, and comfort at sea.


2018 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 79-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian H. Greshake ◽  
Robert Bronsart

1970 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-112
Author(s):  
Md Mashud Karim ◽  
Md Ashim Ali ◽  
Kho. Sahriar Iqbal

This paper presents influence of curve fitting techniques on hydrostatic characteristics of marine vessels.  Three vessels having lengths of 32.16m, 70.0m and 25.6m are selected for this study. The hull geometries of these vessels are represented by three curve fitting techniques such as least square, cubic spline and B-spline methods. At first, hydrostatic characteristics of the vessels are calculated using data only available in offset table and then using more data generated by curve fitting techniques. Finally, results obtained by offset table data are compared to those by fitted data. It is seen that there are some influences of curve fitting technique on the hydrostatic characteristics of ship especially at lightly loaded condition. Keywords: Curve fitting technique, ship hull form, offset table, hydrostatic characteristics, ship stability, cross curve. doi:10.3329/jme.v39i2.1853 Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. ME39, No. 2, Dec. 2008 100-112


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