Print Email Facebook Twitter Simulation-integrated Design of Dry Bulk Terminals Title Simulation-integrated Design of Dry Bulk Terminals Author Van Vianen, T.A. Contributor Lodewijks, G. (promotor) Faculty Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering Department Marine & Transport Technology Date 2015-01-13 Abstract To meet the expected increase of seaborne trade flows for coal and iron ore dry bulk terminals need to be designed or expanded. A comprehensive design method for dry bulk terminals is missing. Designs are currently based on rules-of-thumb, practical experiences and average values for specific design criteria. In this research, additions to existing design methods are formulated and dedicated simulation models are developed to support the design process. These models include stochastic processes and operational procedures that occur during daily operations. Stochastic variations take need to be taken into account to realize accurate terminal designs are the variations in ship arrival times and shiploads, the time that material is stored at stockyards and equipment disturbances. Modeling the entire terminal operation is complicated due to dependencies between the different terminal tasks. That’s why the terminal is decomposed in subsystems. Each subsystem is analyzed individually and per subsystem simulation models are developed. At the end, the simulation models are merged into a single terminal model. The simulation models proved to be successful in the formulation and assessment of (re)designs. Subject discrete-event simulationdry bulk terminalsship arrival processstockyard operationdry bulk terminalsqueuing theory To reference this document use: https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:d707f257-307a-4fd0-9ee6-160f507a42a8 Publisher TRAIL Research School ISBN 978-90-5584-182-0 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights (c) 2015 Van Vianen, T.A. Files PDF Simulation-integrated_Des ... minals.pdf 8.43 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:d707f257-307a-4fd0-9ee6-160f507a42a8/datastream/OBJ/view