| Preface | 5 |
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| Contents | 9 |
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| Editor and Contributors | 11 |
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| Abbreviations | 15 |
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| 1 Introduction to the HOLISHIP Project | 21 |
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| 1.1 Historical Review | 21 |
| 1.2 The HOLISHIP Project | 24 |
| References | 27 |
| 2 Holistic Ship Design Optimisation | 29 |
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| 2.1 Introduction to Holistic Ship Design Optimisation | 30 |
| 2.2 The Evolution of the Holistic Approach to Ship Design | 33 |
| 2.3 The Generic Ship Design Optimisation Problem | 35 |
| 2.4 Optimisation of Tanker Design | 37 |
| 2.4.1 Multi-objective AFRAMAX Tanker Design | 38 |
| 2.4.2 The Design Approach | 41 |
| 2.4.3 Tank Arrangement | 43 |
| 2.4.4 Structural Model | 44 |
| 2.4.5 Analyses and Simulations | 46 |
| 2.5 Discussion of Results | 49 |
| 2.5.1 Exploration | 49 |
| 2.5.2 Refinements | 51 |
| 2.5.3 Sensitivities | 52 |
| 2.5.4 The RFR-OOI Sensitivity Study | 54 |
| 2.6 Conclusions | 55 |
| References | 56 |
| 3 On the History of Ship Design for the Life Cycle | 63 |
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| 3.1 Introduction | 64 |
| 3.2 Ship Design Decision Models | 65 |
| 3.2.1 Ship Design as Optimization | 65 |
| 3.2.2 The Stagewise Structure of the Ship Design Process | 65 |
| 3.2.3 The Generic Ship Design Model | 67 |
| 3.3 Specific Cases of Ship Design Optimization Studies | 68 |
| 3.3.1 Generations of Ship Design Models | 68 |
| 3.3.2 Synthesis Models | 70 |
| 3.3.3 Multiobjective Models | 72 |
| 3.3.4 Holistic Design Models | 78 |
| 3.3.5 Risk-Based Design Models | 85 |
| 3.4 Conclusions | 89 |
| References | 91 |
| 4 Market Conditions, Mission Requirements and Operational Profiles | 94 |
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| 4.1 Introduction | 95 |
| 4.1.1 RoPAX | 96 |
| 4.1.2 Double-Ended Ferry | 97 |
| 4.1.3 Offshore Support Vessel | 98 |
| 4.2 Market Analysis of the RoPAX Vessel Segment | 99 |
| 4.2.1 Introduction | 99 |
| 4.2.2 The RoPAX Vessel Segment | 100 |
| 4.2.3 The Double-Ended Ferries Market Segment | 103 |
| 4.2.4 Conclusions for the Future Development in the RoPAX Vessel Segment (Including DE Ferries) | 104 |
| 4.3 Mission Requirement | 106 |
| 4.3.1 Transport Task | 106 |
| 4.3.2 Defining the Vessel | 107 |
| 4.4 Initial Sizing | 107 |
| 4.4.1 Definition of Concept Design | 108 |
| 4.4.2 Regression Analysis | 108 |
| 4.4.3 Other Stakeholders and Their Impact | 110 |
| 4.5 Operational Profiles | 111 |
| 4.5.1 Other Stakeholders and Their Impact | 111 |
| 4.5.2 Operational Profiling Tool—Input | 112 |
| 4.5.3 Operational Profiling Tool—Simulation | 113 |
| 4.5.4 Operational Profiling Tool—Results: RoPAX Application Case | 115 |
| 4.5.5 Operational Profiling Tool—Results: DE Ferry Application Case | 117 |
| 4.5.6 Operational Profiling Tool—Results: OSV Application Case | 122 |
| 4.5.7 Operational Profiling Tool—Discussion | 130 |
| 4.6 Designing a Ship Concept for a Given Task by the Use of the Intelligent GA | 130 |
| 4.6.1 Design Tool Requirements | 131 |
| 4.6.2 3D General Arrangement in Concept Phase of Design | 132 |
| 4.6.3 Intelligent GA Tool | 133 |
| 4.6.4 Internal Modules | 135 |
| 4.6.5 Linked Modules | 137 |
| 4.6.6 Optimisation Platform Integration | 138 |
| References | 139 |
| 5 Systemic Approach to Ship Design | 141 |
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| 5.1 Ship Design Driven by Operational Scenarios | 142 |
| 5.1.1 Operational Scenarios as a Complement to Technical Requirements | 142 |
| 5.1.2 Technical Requirements | 142 |
| 5.1.3 Inferring Operational Scenarios from Requirements | 144 |
| 5.2 Modelling the System Architecture of the Ship | 145 |
| 5.2.1 A Multi-level Architecture Model | 145 |
| 5.2.2 Architecture Analysis—Circuits and Networks, Functional Chains | 147 |
| 5.2.3 System Architecture as the Basis for Performance and RAM Analysis | 148 |
| 5.3 Managing the Design Process with “Communities of Interest” | 149 |
| 5.3.1 Ship Design: A Collaborative Design Process | 149 |
| 5.3.2 Collaborative Software Architectures | 151 |
| 5.3.3 Architecture of the SAR Tool | 152 |
| 5.3.4 A Human-Centred Design Process | 153 |
| References | 155 |
| 6 Hydrodynamic Tools in Ship Design | 157 |
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| 6.1 Hydrodynamic Challenges in Ship Design | 158 |
| 6.1.1 Ship Resistance | 159 |
| 6.1.2 Propulsion | 166 |
| 6.1.3 Seakeeping | 168 |
| 6.1.4 Manoeuvring | 169 |
| 6.2 Different Types of Hydrodynamic Tools | 171 |
| 6.2.1 Fundamental Considerations | 172 |
| 6.2.2 Empirical Tools | 174 |
| 6.2.3 Potential Flow Codes | 175 |
| 6.2.4 Viscous Flow Codes | 185 |
| 6.3 Simulation-Based Design Optimisation and Adaptive Multi-fidelity Metamodelling | 196 |
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