<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper presents an analysis of a presently applied approach to accounting for seakeeping qualities of FPSO sea-going ships and possible using it in preliminary design stage. Approximations of heaving, pitching, green water ingress on the deck and slamming of FPSO ships, based on main ship design and wave parameters, are presented. The approximations were elaborated with the use of the linear regression method and theory of artificial neural networks for a very wide range of FPSO ship dimensions and hull forms. In the investigations ship operational conditions were limited to those occurring in real service of FPSO ships, described by means of the so called operational scenario. Such approach made it possible to reach simultaneously high approximation accuracy and simple structure of mathematical model.</p></abstract>

This paper presents an analysis of a presently applied approach to accounting for seakeeping qualities of FPSO sea-going ships and possible using it in preliminary design stage. Approximations of heaving, pitching, green water ingress on the deck and slamming of FPSO ships, based on main ship design and wave parameters, are presented. The approximations were elaborated with the use of the linear regression method and theory of artificial neural networks for a very wide range of FPSO ship dimensions and hull forms. In the investigations ship operational conditions were limited to those occurring in real service of FPSO ships, described by means of the so called operational scenario. Such approach made it possible to reach simultaneously high approximation accuracy and simple structure of mathematical model.

The modeling of seakeeping qualities of Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) sea-going ships in preliminary design stage

Polish Maritime Research

This paper presents an analysis of a presently applied approach to accounting for seakeeping qualities of FPSO sea-going ships and possible using it in...

The modeling of seakeeping qualities of Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) sea-going ships in preliminary design stage

Published Online: Mar 22, 2011

Page range: 3 - 12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10012-010-0029-9

Keywords
Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit, offshore, design, preliminary design stage, seakeeping qualities, green water ingress on the deck, slamming, heaving, pitching, main ship hull dimensions

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The modeling of seakeeping qualities of Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) sea-going ships in preliminary design stage

Published Online: Mar 22, 2011

Page range: 3 - 12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10012-010-0029-9

KeywordsFloating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit, offshore, design, preliminary design stage, seakeeping qualities, green water ingress on the deck, slamming, heaving, pitching, main ship hull dimensions

This content is open access.

Keywords
Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit, offshore, design, preliminary design stage, seakeeping qualities, green water ingress on the deck, slamming, heaving, pitching, main ship hull dimensions