Tuning of transfer functions for analysis of wave–ship interactions

Transfer functions are often used together with a wave spectrum for analysis of wave–ship interactions, where one application addresses the prediction of wave-induced motions or other types of global responses. This paper presents a simple and practical method which can be used to tune the transfer function of such responses to facilitate improved prediction capability. The input to the method consists of a measured response, i.e. time series sequences from a given sensor, the 2D wave spectrum characterising the seaway in which the measurements are taken, and an initial estimate of the transfer function for the response in study. The paper presents results obtained using data from an in-service container ship. The 2D wave spectra are taken from the ERA5 database, while the transfer function is computed by a simple closed-form expression. The paper shows that the application of the tuned transfer function leads to predictions which are significantly improved compared to using the transfer function without tuning.     

Time-variant ultimate longitudinal strength of corroded bulk carriers

Many bulk carrier losses have been reported of late, and one of the possible causes of such casualties is thought to be the structural failure of aging hulls in rough weather. In aging ships, corrosion and fatigue cracks are the two most important factors affecting structural safety and integrity. This paper uses a set of the time-dependent corrosion wastage models for 23 different member locations/categories of bulk carriers previously developed by the authors, based on the available corrosion measurements for existing large bulk carrier structures. Differences due to the location and corrosion severity of every member type are taken into account. The nominal design corrosion values for the primary members are suggested based on the annualized corrosion rates obtained in the present study. The effect of time-variant corrosion wastage on the ultimate hull girder strength as well as the section moduli is studied. The criteria for repair and maintenance of heavily corroded structural members so as to keep the ultimate longitudinal strength at an acceptable level are discussed. Important insights and conclusions developed are summarized.     

PIV velocity field measurements of flow around a KRISO 3600TEU container ship model

The main purpose of this investigation was to demonstrate a useful application of the particle image velocimetry (PIV) method to analyze the complex flow characteristics around a ship. For a sample illustration, the KRISO 3600TEU container ship model was chosen. The flow structure in the stern and near-wake region of the model has been investigated experimentally in a circulating water channel. Instantaneous velocity fields measured by the PIV velocity field measurement technique have been ensemble-averaged to give details of flow structures such as the spatial distributions of the local mean velocity, vorticity, and turbulent kinetic energy. The free-stream velocity was fixed at U _o = 0.6m/s, and the corresponding Reynolds number based on the length between perpendiculars was about 9.0 × 10⁵. The container ship model shows a complicated three-dimensional flow structure in the stern and near-wake regions. The PIV results clearly revealed the formation of large-scale bilge vortices in the stern region and their effect on the flow in the near-wake. The results shown here provide valuable information for hull form design and the validation of viscous ship flow codes and of turbulence models.     

Evaluation of added resistance in regular incident waves by computational fluid dynamics motion simulation using an overlapping grid system

A computational fluid dynamics simulation method called WISDAM-X was developed to evaluate the added resistance of ships in waves. The Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) equation was solved by the finite-volume method and a MAC-type solution algorithm. An overlapping grid system was employed to implement rigorous wave generation, the interactions of ships with incident waves, and the resultant ship motions. The motion of the ship is simultaneously solved by combining the solution of the motion of the ship with the solution of the flow about the ship. The free surface is captured by treatment by the density-function method. The accuracy of WISDAM-X is examined by a comparison with experimental data from a container carrier hull form, and shows a fairly good agreement with respect to ship motion and added resistance. Simulations were also conducted for a bow-form series of a medium-speed tanker to examine the effectiveness of the WISDAM-X method as a design tool for a hull form with a smaller resistance in waves. It was confirmed that the WISDAM-X method can evaluate the added resistance with sufficient relative accuracy and can be used as a design tool for ships.     

高升阻比翼型优化及其节能轴支架设计

用Eppler的叶剖面设计方法与解N-S方程相结合的方法进行水翼剖面的优化，并给出了将其应用到螺旋桨节能轴支架设计中获得的显著节能效果的试验结果，空泡试验结果也证明了这种设计方法是成功的。节能轴支架的设计思想还被推广应用到单桨船上，开发出了扇形预旋导管。     

船舶结构声学设计研究进展

回顾了船舶结构中噪声的研究方法、结构中噪声的传播机理以及相关的实验技术的研究。     

基于X-LMS自适应逆控制理论的船舶自动舵研究

本文分析了自适应逆控制理论和X—滤波LMS自适应逆控制算法，并针对船舶自动舵特点，用修正传递函数的方式来稳定船舶操纵模型，使用LMS算法对船舶进行模型参数辩识和控制器的设计。仿真结果表明，与PID控制相比，X—滤波LMS自适应逆控制算法具有动态响应快，抗扰动性好等特点。     

船舶企业在建船舶抵押融资模式研究

针对目前国内船舶企业尤其是地方造船企业在进行造船项目融资过程中存在的瓶颈——贷款担保难问题展开研究，提出了以在建船舶进行抵押的新型融资担保模式，并对该模式实际运作提出了相关的制度建议。     

珠江水系内河航运现状及船型标准化调研报告

本文是推进珠江水系内河船型标准化工作调研报告的部分内容。报告分析了珠江水系推进船型标准化存在的问题,通过征求有关部门和地方航运业者意见,提出了珠江水系推进船型标准化的建议。     

川江上游船型比选思路探讨

本文在分析川江上游运输船舶现状的基础上,提出船型比选的原则,并阐述了对现有船型比选的思路和方法,最后介绍了采用VB开发的计算机比选程序。