Optimization of ships in shallow water with viscous flow computations and surrogate modeling

Shallow water effects change the flow around a ship significantly which can affect the optimum design of the hull. This paper describes a study into the optimization of the aft ship region for various water depths. The research focuses on variations of the following parameters of a hull form: The athwart ship’s propeller location, the tunnel top...

UNDERSTANDING INLAND SHIPS - ESTABLISHING TRENDS IN INLAND SHIP CHARACTERISTICS THROUGH SYSTEMATIC VARIATION OF MAIN DIMENSIONS