Open AccessA Method for Preliminary Estimation of the Length of Midship Body Block to Be Inserted During Ship’s Conversion
Author(s) -
Jan Michalski
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
polish maritime research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2083-7429
pISSN - 1233-2585
DOI - 10.1515/pomr-2017-0005
Subject(s) - hull , block (permutation group theory) , scope (computer science) , line (geometry) , computer science , set (abstract data type) , marine engineering , engineering , mathematical optimization , operations research , mathematics , geometry , programming language
The paper presents a method for preliminary estimation of the length of the midship body block, which inserted in the original hull, increases the deadweight of the ship in line with a required quantity. The method may be useful for establishing the scope of conversion to better adjust the ship for transportation tasks. The problem is formulated by using a mathematical model so selected that its solution, under set of assumptions, is obtained in a closed analytical form. The presented method can be useful for application to pre-investment analysis of the ship conversion costs and functional profits