A comparison of two ship performance models against full scale measurements on a cargo ship on the Northern Sea Route
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 sh...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2021
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| Online Access: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10107879/1/Huang_A%20comparison%20of%20two%20ship%20performance%20models%20against%20full%20scale%20measurements%20on%20a%20cargo%20ship%20on%20the%20Northern%20Sea%20Route.pdf https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10107879/ |
| Summary: | 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. |
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