<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper presents a method for preliminary estimation of the length of the midship body block, which inserted in the original hull, increases the deadweight of the ship in line with a required quantity. The method may be useful for establishing the scope of conversion to better adjust the ship for transportation tasks. The problem is formulated by using a mathematical model so selected that its solution, under set of assumptions, is obtained in a closed analytical form. The presented method can be useful for application to pre-investment analysis of the ship conversion costs and functional profits.</p></abstract>

The paper presents a method for preliminary estimation of the length of the midship body block, which inserted in the original hull, increases the deadweight of the ship in line with a required quantity. The method may be useful for establishing the scope of conversion to better adjust the ship for transportation tasks. The problem is formulated by using a mathematical model so selected that its solution, under set of assumptions, is obtained in a closed analytical form. The presented method can be useful for application to pre-investment analysis of the ship conversion costs and functional profits.

A Method for Preliminary Estimation of the Length of Midship Body Block to Be Inserted During Ship’s Conversion

Polish Maritime Research

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The paper presents a method for preliminary estimation of the length of the midship body block, which inserted in the original hull, increases the deadweight...

A Method for Preliminary Estimation of the Length of Midship Body Block to Be Inserted During Ship’s Conversion

Published Online: Apr 12, 2017

Page range: 42 - 46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2017-0005

Keywords
ship design, ship conversion, increase of ship deadweight, lengthening of ships

© 2017

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

A Method for Preliminary Estimation of the Length of Midship Body Block to Be Inserted During Ship’s Conversion

Published Online: Apr 12, 2017

Page range: 42 - 46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2017-0005

Keywordsship design, ship conversion, increase of ship deadweight, lengthening of ships

© 2017

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

Keywords
ship design, ship conversion, increase of ship deadweight, lengthening of ships