<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper presents mathematical relationships that allow us to forecast the estimated main engine power of new container ships, based on data concerning vessels built in 2005-2015. The presented approximations allow us to estimate the engine power based on the length between perpendiculars and the number of containers the ship will carry. The approximations were developed using simple linear regression and multivariate linear regression analysis. The presented relations have practical application for estimation of container ship engine power needed in preliminary parametric design of the ship. It follows from the above that the use of multiple linear regression to predict the main engine power of a container ship brings more accurate solutions than simple linear regression.</p></abstract>

The paper presents mathematical relationships that allow us to forecast the estimated main engine power of new container ships, based on data concerning vessels built in 2005-2015. The presented approximations allow us to estimate the engine power based on the length between perpendiculars and the number of containers the ship will carry. The approximations were developed using simple linear regression and multivariate linear regression analysis. The presented relations have practical application for estimation of container ship engine power needed in preliminary parametric design of the ship. It follows from the above that the use of multiple linear regression to predict the main engine power of a container ship brings more accurate solutions than simple linear regression.

Prediction of the Main Engine Power of a New Container Ship at the Preliminary Design Stage

Hab. Inż. Prof. AM. Maritime University of Szczecin Faculty of Navigation ul. Wały Chrobrego 1-2, 70-500 Szczecin,

Management Systems in Production Engineering

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The paper presents mathematical relationships that allow us to forecast the estimated main engine power of new container ships, based on data concerning...

Prediction of the Main Engine Power of a New Container Ship at the Preliminary Design Stage

Published Online: Apr 22, 2017

Page range: 97 - 99

Received: Jul 01, 2016

Accepted: Dec 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mspe-2017-0014

Keywords
container ship, design parameters, preliminary design stage, power, main engine power, length between perpendiculars, number of containers, TEU capacity, design, simple regression, multiple regression, approximation

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Prediction of the Main Engine Power of a New Container Ship at the Preliminary Design Stage

Published Online: Apr 22, 2017

Page range: 97 - 99

Received: Jul 01, 2016

Accepted: Dec 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mspe-2017-0014

Keywordscontainer ship, design parameters, preliminary design stage, power, main engine power, length between perpendiculars, number of containers, TEU capacity, design, simple regression, multiple regression, approximation

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
container ship, design parameters, preliminary design stage, power, main engine power, length between perpendiculars, number of containers, TEU capacity, design, simple regression, multiple regression, approximation