The Effects on the Operating Condition of a Passenger Ship Retro-fitted with a Composite Superstructure

Vasileios Karatzas, N. K. Hjørnet, Hans Otto Holmegaard Kristensen, Christian Berggreen, Jørgen Juncher Jensen

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Abstract

As sustainability and climate change have come on the politi-cal agenda, the shipping industry will have to be operating energy efficient ships. An appealing step to achieve this goal is by designing superstructures made out of Fiber Reinforced Plastics (FRP) aiming at the reduction of the ship’s lightship weight. The benefits of a light superstructure become most prominent in large passenger ships, as the superstructures constitute a significant percentage of the lightship. Additional-ly, depending on the size of the ship, the superstructure may tower several decks above the weather deck, affecting the stability of the ship. In this work, the superstructure of a RoPax ferry has been redesigned using composite materials emphasizing the effects on the ship from an operational per-spective. The weight reduction has been calculated for a real-istic average operating condition quantifying the effects on the stability and the fuel consumption of the retrofitted ship com-pared to the original design.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures (PRADS’2016)
EditorsUlrik Dam Nielsen, Jørgen Juncher Jensen
Number of pages5
PublisherTechnical University of Denmark
Publication date2016
ISBN (Electronic)978-87-7475-473-2
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Event13th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures (PRADS'2016) - Hotel Crowne Plaza, Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 4 Sept 20168 Sept 2016
Conference number: 13

Conference

Conference13th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures (PRADS'2016)
Number13
LocationHotel Crowne Plaza
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period04/09/201608/09/2016

Keywords

  • Superstructure
  • Composites
  • Passenger ship

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