Simulation and optimisation of cargo handling operations of AFRAMAX tankers

This article focuses on the optimisation of cargo handling operations of tankers. A combined hydraulic-energy model has been developed and adapted to the design characteristics of AFRAMAX tankers, allowing the simulation of a tanker’s cargo discharging procedures, while monitoring all related ship p...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part M, Journal of engineering for the maritime environment Journal of engineering for the maritime environment, 2016-08, Vol.230 (3), p.457-466
Main Authors: Plessas, Timoleon, Chroni, Dionysia, Papanikolaou, Apostolos, Adamopoulos, Nikolaos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cargo handling
Cargos
Computer simulation
Consumption
Decision making
Design optimization
Discharge
Guidelines
Hydraulics
Optimization
Ships
Simulation
Tankers
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Summary:This article focuses on the optimisation of cargo handling operations of tankers. A combined hydraulic-energy model has been developed and adapted to the design characteristics of AFRAMAX tankers, allowing the simulation of a tanker’s cargo discharging procedures, while monitoring all related ship parameters, like characteristics of pumps/manifolds, piping system, flow rates, pressures, ship responses, etc. A preference-based multi-criteria optimisation methodology has been additionally applied to the modelled simulation procedure, which results in practical guidelines for the optimisation of discharging procedure in terms of energy–fuel consumption and discharging time. These guidelines have proven very valuable in the decision-making process during cargo handling operations.
ISSN:1475-0902
2041-3084
DOI:10.1177/1475090215589643