<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> During ship design, its service speed is one of the crucial parameters which decide on future economic effects. As sufficiently exact calculation methods applicable to preliminary design stage are lacking the so called contract speed which a ship reaches in calm water is usually applied. In the paper [11] a parametric method for calculation of total ship resistance in actual weather conditions (wind, waves, sea current), was presented. This paper presents a parametric model of ship propulsion system (screw propeller - propulsion engine) as well as a calculation method, based on both models, of mean statistical value of ship service speed in seasonal weather conditions occurring on shipping lines. The method makes use of only basic design parameters and may be applied in preliminary design stage.</p></abstract>

During ship design, its service speed is one of the crucial parameters which decide on future economic effects. As sufficiently exact calculation methods applicable to preliminary design stage are lacking the so called contract speed which a ship reaches in calm water is usually applied. In the paper [11] a parametric method for calculation of total ship resistance in actual weather conditions (wind, waves, sea current), was presented. This paper presents a parametric model of ship propulsion system (screw propeller - propulsion engine) as well as a calculation method, based on both models, of mean statistical value of ship service speed in seasonal weather conditions occurring on shipping lines. The method makes use of only basic design parameters and may be applied in preliminary design stage.

An Approximate Method for Calculation of Mean Statistical Value of Ship Service Speed on a Given Shipping Line , Useful in Preliminary Design Stage

West Pomeranian University of Technology Faculty of Maritime Technology and Transport 41 Piastow Ave. 71-065 Szczecin POLAND

Polish Maritime Research

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During ship design, its service speed is one of the crucial parameters which decide on future economic effects. As sufficiently exact calculation methods...

An Approximate Method for Calculation of Mean Statistical Value of Ship Service Speed on a Given Shipping Line , Useful in Preliminary Design Stage

Online veröffentlicht: 10. Apr. 2015

Seitenbereich: 28 - 35

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2015-0005

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