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Contacts
Name: Nianzhong Chen

Module Introduction

Office: 1.53A
Email: Nianzhong.Chen@ncl.ac.uk
Tel: 0191.208.6964

Ship Design
Dr. Nianzhong Chen
School of Marine Science and Technology
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Module introduction
Friday
Thursday

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Aims
Learning outcomes
Content
Assessment
References

12:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 16:00

Staff will be involved:

Module outline

1 or 2 lectures a week:
Wks 5 and 6:
Wks 7-15 and 19:

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Prof Bob Dow

Dr Xiangyin Meng
Mr Keith Hutchinson (AVEVA)
Dr Nianzhong Chen

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Aims

Learning outcomes

The design process can be applied to ships

The multi-disciplinary nature of the ship design process
The ship design problem and contemporary influences on ship design
Ship design methods for deadweight, capacity linear and rule ships
Design considerations related to the type of cargo and operation of the vessel
Hull form design and hydrodynamic optimisation for sustainable operation
The synthesis of a ship design solution

The design process and the main technological, operational and economic
considerations that influence different ship types
Design procedures and practice for estimating principal dimensions, hull
form parameters, lightships and deadweight components
Synthesis of hull lines, form distortion methods and mathematical
representation of ship lines and surfaces
The relationship between hull form and ship performance

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Learning outcomes

Content

The hydrodynamic influences on hull lines in still water and waves

Optimisation methods
Design for sea-keeping
Understanding the design process through the attendant coursework;
Appreciation of load prediction and structural design on the ship design
process.

Introduction to Ship Design

Ship design problems
Mass estimation and hull form design
Vibrations
Optimisation in ship design
Structural design

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Ship design problems

Introduction to Ship Design

Definition
Product
Design methodologies
Stages of ship design
Current and emerging approaches
Features of general arrangement for containerships
Economical analysis

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Deadweight displacement ratio

Capacity hull volume ratio
Empirical relationships for L, Cb and LCB, etc
Dimensional ratios and form parameters
Influence of changes in dimensions and parameters

Mass estimation and hull form design

Vibrations

Outfit mass
Machinery weight
Structural steel
Consumables
Bow and stern design
Hull form distortion using Lackenby Method

Hull flexural vibrations

Propeller induced vibrations

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Optimisation in ship design

Structural design

Design process with inputs and outputs

Optimisation elements
Classification of optimisation problems
Multiple objective optimisation
Optimisation of hull form for sea-keeping and resistance
Forward and Inverse optimisation

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Week22 ~ Week24
6 lectures
Prof Bob Dow

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AVEVA practice

Ship design project

ARMB.1.64 (PC Lab),

Week11 ~ Week14
12 hours
Mr Keith Hutchinson

Briefing will be given at the end of October, 2014

Tutorials will cover the aspects needed
Deadline will be in March of 2015

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References

Assessment

Lewis, E. V.: Principles of Naval Architecture, 2nd Edition Society of

Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), Vol. I, II and III (1988).
Rawson, K. J. and Tupper, E. C.: Basic Ship Theory, London: Longman,
Vol. I and II (1983).
Schneekluth, H. and Bertram, V.: Ship Design for Efficiency and
Economy Butterworth Heinemann (1998).
Taggart, R.: Ship Design and Construction, Society of Naval Architects
and Marine Engineers (SNAME), (1980).
Watson, D. G. M.: Practical Ship Design, Elsevier (1998).
Watson, D. G. M.: Designing Ships for Fuel Economy, Transactions of
RINA, 1981

Written examination 50%

End of 2nd semester, duration of 120 minutes

Ship design project 50%

Up to 4 students
Report maximum 10,000 words
Less than 100 pages
Plus drawings, trim/stability data, etc
Report (50%?) + presentation (50%?)
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