Hull form optimization of a cargo ship for reduced drag

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2016-02-12
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Hydrodynamicoptimizationofthehullformscanberealizedthroughtheimplementationandintegrationofcomputationaltoolsthatconsistofahydrodynamicmodule,ahullsurfacerepresentationandmodificationmodule,andanoptimizationmodule.Inthepresentpaper,anewbulbousbowgenerationandmodificationtechniquehasbeendevelopedandintegratedintothehullsurfacerepresentationandmodificationmodule.Aradialbasisfunctionbasedsurrogatemodelisdevelopedtoapproximatetheobjectivefunctionsandreducethecomputingcost.Amulti-objectiveartificialbeecolonyoptimizationalgorithmisimplementedandintegratedintotheoptimizationmodule.Toillustratetheintegratedhydrodynamicoptimizationtools,acargoshipisoptimizedforreduceddrag.Theoptimalhullformsobtainedarethenvalidatedcomputationallyandexperimentally.Validationresultsshowthatthepresenttoolscanbeusedefficientlyandeffectivelyinthesimulationbaseddesignofthehullformsforreduceddrag.