Search results for: SHIP DESIGN
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Accident susceptibility index for a passenger ship-a framework and case study
PublicationThe continuous monitoring and assessment of operational vulnerability and accident susceptibility of passenger ships is crucial from the perspective of ship and passenger safety. Despite the existing solutions for vulnerability monitoring, stemming mainly from watertight door operations, a comprehensive framework for accident susceptibility assessment and monitoring is missing in the literature. Therefore, this paper offers a...
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Validation Process for Computational Model of Full-Scale Segment for Design of Composite Footbridge
PublicationExperimental tests and numerical simulations of a full-scale segment of a foot and cycle bridge made of polymer composites are presented in the paper. The analysed structure is made of sandwich panels, which consist of glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) multi-layered laminate faces and a PET foam (obtained from recycling) core. The dimensions of the segment cross-section are the same as for the target footbridge; however, span...
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Case Study of Stray Current Corrosion of Tall Ship Mast
PublicationNowadays, in the present technical civilization there are numerous complex technical systems that may generate various hazards. Large transport units like ships can be considered as the most dangerous systems. Therefore, it is important to eliminate all possible hazards, especially for ship crewmembers. Destruction of ship structural components caused by vast corrosion is one of these hazards. Usually, its activity leads to a decrease...
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Comparison between measured and calculated underwater pressure of merchant ship
PublicationFrom 2012 The Polish Naval Academy take part in an international research project SIRAMIS, carried out in the framework of the European Defence Agency. The objective of this project is to improve the understanding of ship signature interaction with multi influence sensors in relevant and realistic scenario's. This paper describes selected results of the comparison results of sea trials and model calculations of the hydrodynamic...
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Numerical Simulations of Hydrodynamic Open-Water Characteristics of a Ship Propeller
PublicationThe paper presents the results of numerical simulations of ship propeller operation bearing the name of Propeller Open Water (POW) Tests. The object of tests was a sample ship propeller (PPTC1), the geometrical and kinematic data of which are available, along with the results of model tests, on the official page of the research centre involved in the measurements. The research aimed at verifying the correctness of results of numerical...
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GUIDED WAVES IN SHIP STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING – A FEASIBILITY STUDY
PublicationShips and offshore structures operate in a severe corrosion degradation environment and face difficulty in providing long- lasting corrosion protection. The Classification Societies recommend regular thickness measurements leading to structural component replacements, to ensure structural integrity during service life. The measurements are usually performed using ultrasonic thickness gauges and such an approach requires multiple...
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A Method of Assessment of the Liquid Sloshing Impact on Ship Transverse Stability
PublicationLiquid sloshing phenomenon taking place in partly filled ships? tanks directly affects the stability of a vessel. However, only static calculations are carried out onboard ships nowadays and static transfer of liquid weight is taken into account in the course of routine stability calculation. The paper is focused on a dynamic heeling moment due to liquid sloshing in tanks onboard ships. The set of numerical simulations of liquid...
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On evolutionary computing in multi-ship trajectory planning, Applied Intelligence
PublicationThe paper presents the updated version of Evolutionary Sets of Safe Ship Trajectories: a method which applies evolutionary algorithms and some of the assumptions of game theory to solving ship encounter situations. For given positions and motion parameters of the ships,the method finds a near optimal set of safe trajectories of all ships involved in an encounter. The method works in real time and the solutions must be returned...
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Solutions of inverter systems in Shore-to-Ship Power supply systems
PublicationThe article presents a clearly formulated need for installing S2SP (Shore to Ship Power) systems, in particular Medium Voltage (MV) systems, along with certain solutions of modern inverter systems used in those systems. Requirements and basic configurations of S2SP systems are discussed, focusing in particular on capabilities of the S2SP system with DC distribution busbar. Moreover, on the background of the executing assumptions...
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PROBLEMS OF EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF COEFFICIENTS OF THE WEAR OF SHIP PIPING SYSTEMS
PublicationThe article presents series of considerations relating to experimental evaluation of the reliability of ship piping systems. The aim of this study is to attempt to answer the following questions: What should be the tested element? How to choose the diameter of the tested item? What should be the result of measurements and calculations? How to measure? How to choose the duration of the test? How to choose the sample size and elaborate...
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Ship Evolutionary Trajectory Planning Method with Application of Polynomial Interpolation
PublicationPaper presents the application of evolutionary algorithms and polynomial interpolation in ship evolutionary trajectory planning method. Evolutionary algorithms allows to find a coIlision free trajectory in real time, while polynomial interpolation allows to model smooth trajectory which keeps continuity of velocity and acceleration values along path. Combination of this two methods allows to find trajectory, which under some assumptions,...
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Ship Dynamic Positioning Based on Nonlinear Model Predictive Control
PublicationThe presented work explores the simulation test results of using nonlinear model predictive control algorithm for ship dynamic positioning. In the optimization task, a goal function with a penalty was proposed with a variable prediction step. The results of the proposed control algorithm were compared with backstepping and PID. The effect of estimation accuracy on the control quality with the implemented algorithms was investigated....
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Evolutionary Sets of Safe Ship Trajectories: problem dedicated operators
PublicationThe paper presents the optimization process of the evolutionary sets of safe ship trajectories method, with a focus on its problem-dedicated operators. The method utilizes a customized evolutionary algorithm to solve a constrained optimization problem. This problem is defined as finding a set of cooperating trajectories (a set is an evolutionary individual) of all the ships involved in the encounter situation. The resulting trajectories...
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Testing the impact of simplifications adopted in models describing wave loads on ship
PublicationThe wave-ship system in naval architecture is generally assumed to be a linear one. This allows for the computation of a transfer function of ship response to waves including wave loads on ship. The transfer function and the wave spectral density function enable the development of the stochastic process of wave loads on ship, corresponding to the irregular wave generating that loads. If the mathematical models of wave load transfer...
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Testing the impact of simplifications adopted in models describing wave loads on ship
PublicationThe wave-ship system in naval architecture is generally assumed to be a linear one. This allows for the computation of a transfer function of ship response to waves including wave loads on ship. The transfer function and the wave spectral density function enable the development of the stochastic process of wave loads on ship, corresponding to the irregular wave generating that loads. If the mathematical models of wave load transfer...
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Applying artificial neural networks for modelling ship speed and fuel consumption
PublicationThis paper deals with modelling ship speed and fuel consumption using artificial neural network (ANN) techniques. These tools allowed us to develop ANN models that can be used for predicting both the fuel consumption and the travel time to the destination for commanded outputs (the ship driveline shaft speed and the propeller pitch) selected by the ship operator. In these cases, due to variable environmental conditions, making...
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Some aspects of noise generated by a small ship in the shallow sea
PublicationThe passing and underwater moving objects produce the noises of variable intensity, which significantly increase the overall level of noise in the sea. This applies to both the sonic and ultrasonic range. The excessive levels of underwater noise adversely affects the so-called underwater acoustic climate and is the reason why this phenomenon is intensively investigated from the number of years. The results of experimental work...
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Factors Shaping the Working Environment, Living Conditions and Recreation on Board Ship
PublicationA seagoing ship is a working place, an accommodation space and a recreation area at the same time. Being exposed to harsh physical conditions, it must satisfy different requirements. The human organism and its qualities become a point of reference here; consequently, the functions and spatial arrangement and interiors of a ship must be subordinated to its needs. The organisation of the space in contemporary ships meant for human...
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Combined thrust radial bearing of a submarine main shaft – Design and analysis of failure
PublicationThis paper presents an analysis of the combined thrust radial bearing of a submarine propulsion shaft. The lubrication system of the bearing is based on a fixed ring. The efficiency of the lubrication system depends on the shaft speed and temperature, which affects oil viscosity. In turn, the thrust bearing load also depends on the rotational speed of the shaft, because as the speed increases, the drag of the ship increases simultaneously,...
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Evolutionary Sets Of Safe Ship Trajectories: A New Approach To Collision Avoidance
PublicationThe paper introduces a new method of solving multi-ship encounter situations for both open waters and restricted water regions. The method, called evolutionary sets of safe trajectories combines some of the assumptions of game theory with evolutionary programming and aims to find optimal set of safe trajectories of all ships involved in an encounter situation. In a two-ship encounter situation it enables the operator of an on-board...
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Assessment of ship squat in shallow water using CFD
PublicationReferat zawiera wstęp do problemu modelowania efektów wody ograniczonej przy użyciu komercyjnego programu Fluent opartego na metodzie elementów skończonych.
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Assessment of ship squat in shallow water using CFD
PublicationArtykuł zawiera wstęp do problemu modelowania efektów wody ograniczonej przy użyciu komercyjnego programu Fluent opartego na metodzie elementów skończonych.
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Evolutionary approach to solving multi-ship encounter situations
PublicationW artykule wprowadzono nowe podejście do rozwiązywania sytuacji spotkań wielu statków poprzez połączenie założeń teorii gier z programowaniem ewolucyjnym. Spotkanie wielu statków jest zamodelowane jako gra rozgrywana przez ''myślących graczy'' - statki o różnych, potencjalnie zmiennych strategiach. Rozwiązanie - zbiór kooperujących (niekolidujących) trajektorii jest znajdowane za pomocą algorytmu ewolucyjnego.
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Analysis of ship shaft line coupling bolts failure
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono dane statystyczne dotyczące uszkodzeń linii wałów okrętowych, w tym także pęknięć zmęczeniowych śrub sprzęgieł kołnierzowych wałów. Wyjaśniono także mechanizm powstawania tego typu uszkodzeń i zagrożenia jakie niosą ze sobą. Opisano przypadki takich uszkodzeń oraz badania jakie są prowadzone dla lepszego poznania zjawisk zmęczeniowych w omawianych uszkodzeniach.
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Supporting Navigator's Decisions By Visualizing Ship Collision Risk
PublicationW artykule wprowadzono metodę wizualizacji, która umożliwia nawigatorowi oszacowanie ryzyka kolizji i (w razie konieczności) wybór manewru antykolizyjnego. Metoda jest oparta na wcześniejszej metodzie CTPA, uwzględnia dowolną zadaną domenę statku i jest wystarczająco szybka do zastosowania w okrętowych systemach wspierania decyzji nawigatora.
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Advantages of waterjet ship propulsion in inland waterway transport
PublicationPoddano analizie napęd strugowodny statku z punktu widzenia następujących aspektów transportu śródlądowego:- ograniczona szerokość i głębokość drogi wodnej,- możliwości osadzenia statku na mieliźnie,- ścisłe ograniczenia ekologiczne,- ograniczona szybkość ruchu statku.
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Game theory, as a way for integrating of ship control systems
PublicationReferat przedstawia koncepcję wykorzystania algorytmów zastosowanych w teorii gier do zintegrowania układów sterowania statków, takich jak układ sterowania kursu i trajektorii statku, układ sterowania napędu statku, układ sterowania stabilizacji kołysań bocznych statku, itp. Jest to koncepcja oryginalna.
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An analysis of ship escort and convoy operations in ice conditions
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Numerical assessment of the fatigue crack propagation in ship structuraldetails.
PublicationPrzedstawiono podejście teoretyczne pozwalające na modelowanie rozwoju pęknięcia w konstrukcji kadłuba okrętu. Omówiono założenia i procedurę realizacyjną. Pokazano wyniki badań rzeczywistych modeli konstrukcji kadłuba-skrzyżowanie wiązań ramowych o jednakowej wysokości. Dokonano porównania i krytycznej analizy wyników uzyskanych na drodze teoretycznej z wynikami badań rzeczywistych.
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Parametric method of preliminary prediction of the ship operating costs.
PublicationPraca zawiera rezultaty badań dotyczących parametrycznej metody prognozowania kosztów eksploatacji statku - przydatnej w metodyce projektowania wstępnego okrętów. Przedstawiono założenia koncepcyjne i teoretyczne metody, dokonano identyfikacji czynników istotnie wpływających na koszt eksploatacji statku, z uwzględnieniem czasowej wartości pieniądza. Opracowano wzory służące do wyznaczania składników kosztów eksploatacji statku...
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System of Safe Ship Steering In a Collision Situation at Sea.
PublicationPrzedstawiony hybrydowy system sterowania statkiem w sytuacji kolizyjnej na morzu, ma umożliwić nawigatorowi podjęcie decyzji pozwalającej na bezpieczne przejście przez dany akwen z uwzględnieniem warunków pogodowych, i spotkanych ograniczeń nawigacyjnych o charakterze statycznym i dynamicznym. System ten łączy pracę dwóch technik komputerowych, algorytmów ewolucyjnych do wyznaczania optymalnej ścieżki przejścia i sterowania rozmytego...
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Roll respose of ship fitted with passive stabilizing tank.
PublicationPrzedstawiono fizyczny i matematyczny model kołysań statku z biernym zbiornikiem stabilizacyjnym. Wyprowadzono równania ruchu i podano ich rozwiązania. Określono najistotniejsze zalecenia projektowe w oparciu o uzyskane rozwiązania. Wskazano kierunek poszukiwania optymalnych rozwiązań dla układu statek-bierny zbiornik stabilizacyjny.
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A probabilistic model of envirinmental safety of ship power plant.
PublicationPrzedstawiono probabilistyczne podejście do oceny bezpieczeństwa środowiskowego siłowni statku. Wyznaczono miarę ryzyka oraz kryterium ryzyka środowiskowego siłowni statku.
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Parametric method of preliminary prediction of the ship building costs
PublicationPrzedstawiono założenia koncepcyjne i teoretyczne metody, opracowano wzory aproksymacyjne służące odpowiednio do wyznaczania jednostkowych kosztów budowy: kadłuba, wyposażenia okrętowego oraz siłowni z układem napędowym. Utylitarny charakter metody zilustrowano przykadami prognoz kosztów budowy czterech różnych typów statków zaprojektowanych w ramach projektu EUREKA BALTECOLOGICALSHIP E!3065.
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A probabilistic-driven framework for enhanced corrosion estimation of ship structural components
PublicationThe work proposes a probabilistic-driven framework for enhanced corrosion estimation of ship structural components using Bayesian inference and limited measurement data. The new approach for modelling measurement uncertainty is proposed based on the results of previous corrosion tests that incorporate the non-uniform character of the corroded surface of structural components. The proposed framework's basic features are outlined,...
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Jakub Montewka dr hab. inż.
PeopleJakub Montewka is an associate professor at Gdańsk University of Technology in Poland and visiting processor at Aalto University in Espoo, Finland and Wuhan University of Technology in China. Jakub is researching in the field of maritime traffic risk and safety. His primary interests lie in the risk assessment of maritime transportation, quantification of safety of maritime navigation, route optimization for ships in ice-covered...
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Evolutionary Sets of Safe Ship Trajectories: the Method's Development and Selected Reaserch Results
PublicationThe Evolutionary Sets of Safe Ship Trajectories is a method solving ship encounter situations. The method combines evolutionary approach to planning ship trajectory with some of the assumption of game theory. For given positions and motion parameters the method finds a near optimal set of safe trajectories of all ships involved in an encounter. This paper presents framework of the method and its development. Additionally, selected...
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ENERGY EFFICIENT SMALL INLAND PASSENGER SHUTTLE FERRY WITH HYBRID PROPULSION - CONCEPT DESIGN, CALCULATIONS AND MODEL TESTS
PublicationIn recent years, there has been a significant development in “green” and energy efficient propulsion systems, which fits into the general trend of environmentally friendly “green shipping”. The pursued goal is to construct a safe passenger ship that is low in energy demand and equipped with a highly energy efficient, emission-free propulsion system. The paper presents main problems encountered by designers of a small, hybrid-powered...
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Combined Close Range Photogrammetry and Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Ship Hull Modelling
PublicationThe paper addresses the fields of combined close-range photogrammetry and terrestrial laser scanning in the light of ship modelling. The authors pointed out precision and measurement accuracy due to their possible complex application for ship hulls inventories. Due to prescribed vitality of every ship structure, it is crucial to prepare documentation to support the vessel processes. The presented methods are directed, combined...
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Trajectory planning for Service Ship during emergency STS transfer operation
PublicationIn this paper trajectory for approaching during emergency STS transfer operation with oil spill is considered as a sequence of navigation manoeuvres in specific navigational environment. The designed way points - ship positions and speed are determined as reference values to support navigator in decision making during steering and to mitigate the risk of collision which mostly results from exceeding the speed limit of approaching....
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The calculation long-term physical field created by water flow around the ship
PublicationThe paper presents a description of the problems with fluid flow around a ship. Using the described solution of the problem were performed numerical calculations using the boundary element method. Were also presented preliminary results of the calculation of pressure fields at the bottom of the ship, taking into account the impact of the bottom.
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ISSUE OF MAKING DECISIONS WITH REGARD TO SHIP TRAFFIC SAFETY IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS AT SEA
PublicationThe paper refers to the possibilities of making operational decisions that would enable to ensure safety to a ship in the event of application of the statistical decision theory with consideration of an expected value of consequences as a criterion for making such a decision. General description includes conditions for carrying out transportation tasks by ships and it has been shown that following this description it is possible...
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Autonomous Ship Utility Model Parameter Estimation Utilising Extended Kalman Filter
PublicationIn this paper, a problem of autonomous ship utility model identification for control purposes is considered. In particular, the problem is formulated in terms of model parameter estimation (one-step-ahead prediction). This is a complex task due to lack of measurements of the parameter values, their time-variability and structural uncertainty introduced by the available models. In this work, authors consider and compare two utility...
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Evolutionary Sets of Safe Ship Trajectories Within Traffic Separation Schemes
PublicationThe paper presents the continuation of the author's research on Evolutionary Sets of Safe Ship Trajectories (ESoSST) methodology. In an earlier paper (Szlapczynski, 2011) the author described the foundations of this methodology, which used Evolutionary Algorithms (EA) to search for an optimal set of safe trajectories for all the ships involved in an encounter. The methodology was originally designed for open waters or restricted...
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The Possibilities of Improving the Fatigue Durabilityof the Ship Propeller Shaft by Burnishing Process
PublicationHeavily loaded structural elements operating in a corrosive environment are usuallyquickly destroyed. An example of such an element is a ship propeller operating in a seawaterenvironment. This research presents a fatigue resistance test performed on elements operating inseawater. Different processing parameters applied on the samples in particular were compared withthe specimens whose surface had been burnished differently and...
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Preference-based evolutionary multi-objective optimization in ship weather routing
PublicationIn evolutionary multi-objective optimization (EMO) the aim is to find a set of Pareto-optimal solutions. Such approach may be applied to multiple real-life problems, including weather routing (WR) of ships. The route should be optimal in terms of passage time, fuel consumption and safety of crew and cargo while taking into account dynamically changing weather conditions. Additionally it must not violate any navigational constraints...
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Solutions of inverter systems in Shore-to-Ship Power supply systems
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The crucial contemporary problems of the computational methods for ship propulsor hydrodynamics
PublicationPraca przedstawia krytyczny przegląd współczesnych metod obliczeniowych stosowanych do projektowania i analizy pracy pędników okretowych. Omówiono modele linii nośnej i powierzchni nośnej, a także metody elementów brzegowych i metody RANSE oraz LES. Przedstawiono przykładowe wyniki obliczeń oraz oceniono i porównano dokładność opisywanych metod.
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Numerical Algorithms of Planning Safe Ship Trajectories for ARPA Systems
PublicationGłównym celem pracy było zaprojektowanie metody znajdowania bezpiecznych trajektorii statków, która byłaby prosta w implementacji, szybka (niska złożoność obliczeniowa)i deterministyczna, elastyczna (umożliwiałaby zastosowanie dowolnej domeny). Aby zrealizować cel należało zbadać bieżący stan wiedzy w dziedzinie,zaprojektować nową metodę, zaimplementować metodę (wraz ze wszystkimi niezbędnymi algorytmami) w środowisku programistycznym...
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Selected developments within ship safety equipment for saving lives
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono aktualny rozwój nowych metod i urządzeń do bezpiecznej ewakuacji ludzi ze statków, zwłaszcza z dużych pasażerskich, zabierających na pokład łącznie do 5 tysięcy osób.