The paper presents an automated shape optimisations system and illustrates its applications in two case studies. The system integrates a unique parametric design tool for offshore structure hulls with numerical hydrodynamic analysis of seakeeping characteristics. A library of optimisation algorithms is provided which allows the fine-tuning of already good designs to new constraints as well as performing larger scale studies for new concepts. The case studies provide examples of single and multi-objective optimisation of a semisubmersible with respect to seakeeping capability and payload capacity. Improvements in the applied design criteria have been achieved in all cases.
On the Shape Optimization of Semisubmersibles
Ship Technology Research ; 55 , 4 ; 166-176
2008-10-01
11 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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