Design of Shell Plates Minimizing the Heat Input

Thomas Randrup, Nemai Basu

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    Abstract

    It is the purpose of this paper to present a current research project at Odense Steel Shipyard Ltd., Denmark. The objective of the research is to find new mathematical methods for the design of shell plates and apply these methods at the shipyard. The focus is on double-curved plates as they are the most difficult to design and produce, and often gives rise to gaps in the final assembly stage requiring great expenditure of efforts to rectify.The project aims at approximating a double-curved surface with a (developable) cylinder surface using a new method for approximation. By use of the Gaussian image of a given surface, we determine a projection plane. In the orthogonal projection of the surface onto this plane, a reference curve is determined by use of methods for thinning of binary images. The cylinder surface then can be derived with its directrix in the projected area and rulings perpendicular to the projection plane.Application of the results will be used to analyse the plate layout for production and suggest better alternatives, and thereby minimize the heat input.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 27th Conference on Mechanical Enginnering
    Place of PublicationHaifa, Israel
    PublisherTechnion
    Publication date1998
    Pages513-515
    Publication statusPublished - 1998
    EventThe 27th Israel Conference on Mechanical Engineering - Haifa, Israel
    Duration: 19 May 199820 May 1998
    Conference number: 27

    Conference

    ConferenceThe 27th Israel Conference on Mechanical Engineering
    Number27
    Country/TerritoryIsrael
    CityHaifa
    Period19/05/199820/05/1998

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