A comparison of two ship performance models against full-scale measurements on a cargo ship on the Northern Sea Route

• Published in: Ships and Offshore Structures
• Main Authors: Li, Zhiyuan, Ryan, Christopher, Huang, Luofeng, Ding, Li, Ringsberg, Jonas, Thomas, Giles
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Materials Engineering; Applied Mechanics; Vehicle Engineering; Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics; voyage planning; Arctic shipping; ice resistance; full-scale measurement; ship performance model; Arctic; Northern Sea Route
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/17445302.2021.1926146; https://research.chalmers.se/en/publication/236db584-65d2-4a25-ae5b-bbfb1d75e25c

The present paper introduces the development and verification of two ship performance models which have been implemented in a voyage planning tool designed for summer Arctic operations of commercial vessels. A novel ice resistance estimation algorithm for ice-floe conditions is implemented in the ship performance models. The fuel consumption predicted using both of the models are compared against full-scale measurements collected on a cargo ship of lower ice-class on the Northern Sea Route. This work found that both models meet the purpose of estimating ship fuel consumption for such a voyage planning tool and identified directions for future efforts. In addition, the typical transit scenarios in summer Arctic conditions presented in this study prove that a voyage planning tool with viable ship performance models facilitates Arctic shipping in a safe and sustainable way.