Table 1.
Relevant studies on ship hull form optimization.
Fig 1.
Representation of strip theory by cross sections [76].
Fig 2.
Flowchart of the optimization procedure.
Fig 3.
Bell’s membership functions.
Table 2.
Pierson Moskowitz wave characteristics for different sea states.
Fig 4.
Deck wetness in the model and harsh sea (waves with a height of 3.0 cm).
Fig 5.
Modeled body lines.
Fig 6.
Designed model of CB simulation.
Fig 7.
The most common superiority functions in the promethea method.
Fig 8.
3D representation of the ship’s hull form.
Table 3.
Main dimensions of the vessel.
Table 4.
Hydrostatic characteristics of the ship hull.
Fig 9.
The vessel moving at Fr=0.21 in head waves.
Fig 10.
Pitch RAO of the original model at Fr=0.21 in head waves.
Fig 11.
Heave RAO of the original model at Fr = 0.21 in head waves.
Fig 12.
Incident wave spectrum for U = 15 knots for the original model of the vessel.
Fig 13.
Roll motion spectrum U = 15 knots for the original model of the vessel.
Fig 14.
Fig 15.
Heave motion spectrum for U = 15 knots for the original model of the vessel.
Fig 16.
Added resistance spectrum for U = 15 knots for the original model of the vessel.
Fig 17.
Effect of CM on the heave RAO for U=35 knots at the heading of 150°.
Fig 18.
Effect of CM on the roll RAO for U=35 knots at the heading of 150°.
Fig 19.
Effect of CM on the pitch RAO for U=35 knots at the heading of 150°.
Fig 20.
Effect of CM on the added resistance RAO for U=35 knots at the heading of 150°.
Fig 21.
Effect of CM on the MSI acceleration RAO for U=35 knots at the heading of 150°.
Fig 22.
Effect of CB on the heave RAO for U=35 knots at the heading of 150°.
Fig 23.
Effect of CB on the roll RAO for U=35 knots at the heading of 150°.
Fig 24.
Effect of CB on the pitch RAO for U=35 knots at the heading of 150°.
Fig 25.
Effect of CB on the added resistance RAO for U=35 knots at the heading of 150°.
Fig 26.
Effect of CB on the MSI RAO for U=35 knots at the heading of 150°.
Table 5.
Final optimum values for CM.
Table 6.
Final optimum values for CB.