Incorporating Epistemic Uncertainties in Ship Operability Study
Ship operability diagrams are commonly defined based on the seakeeping analysis, showing which course and speed can safely be taken at the sea state to satisfy pre-defined seakeeping limiting values. Although ship operability diagrams are inherently probabilistic, because of the random nature of the...
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| description | Ship operability diagrams are commonly defined based on the seakeeping analysis, showing which course and speed can safely be taken at the sea state to satisfy pre-defined seakeeping limiting values. Although ship operability diagrams are inherently probabilistic, because of the random nature of the environmental loads, their outcome is deterministic, showing if the seakeeping criteria are satisfied or not for a certain combination of environmental and operational parameters. In the present study, uncertainties in seakeeping predictions and limiting values, which are usually neglected, are integrated into the ship operability analysis. This results in probabilistic operability diagrams, where the seakeeping criteria are exceeded with certain probabilities. The approach is demonstrated in the example of the passenger ship on a route in the Adriatic Sea. Semi-analytical closed-form expressions are used for seakeeping analysis, while limiting values for vertical bow acceleration, pitch, slamming, roll, and propeller emergence are analyzed. The second-order reliability method is used to calculate probabilities of the exceedance of the seakeeping criteria, and the results are presented as probabilistic operability diagrams. The method enables the determination of a new probabilistic operability index applicable to the ship design and represents a prerequisite for risk-based decision making in ship operation. It is also presented how the method can be validated for the existing shipping route using numerical wave databases. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1905e4da6fb3495d90207f1fdc7163602025-08-20T02:17:19ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172025-04-01158426810.3390/app15084268Incorporating Epistemic Uncertainties in Ship Operability StudyTamara Petranović0Joško Parunov1Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaShip operability diagrams are commonly defined based on the seakeeping analysis, showing which course and speed can safely be taken at the sea state to satisfy pre-defined seakeeping limiting values. Although ship operability diagrams are inherently probabilistic, because of the random nature of the environmental loads, their outcome is deterministic, showing if the seakeeping criteria are satisfied or not for a certain combination of environmental and operational parameters. In the present study, uncertainties in seakeeping predictions and limiting values, which are usually neglected, are integrated into the ship operability analysis. This results in probabilistic operability diagrams, where the seakeeping criteria are exceeded with certain probabilities. The approach is demonstrated in the example of the passenger ship on a route in the Adriatic Sea. Semi-analytical closed-form expressions are used for seakeeping analysis, while limiting values for vertical bow acceleration, pitch, slamming, roll, and propeller emergence are analyzed. The second-order reliability method is used to calculate probabilities of the exceedance of the seakeeping criteria, and the results are presented as probabilistic operability diagrams. The method enables the determination of a new probabilistic operability index applicable to the ship design and represents a prerequisite for risk-based decision making in ship operation. It is also presented how the method can be validated for the existing shipping route using numerical wave databases.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/8/4268seakeeping analysisoperability criteriauncertainties |
| spellingShingle | Tamara Petranović Joško Parunov Incorporating Epistemic Uncertainties in Ship Operability Study Applied Sciences seakeeping analysis operability criteria uncertainties |
| title | Incorporating Epistemic Uncertainties in Ship Operability Study |
| title_full | Incorporating Epistemic Uncertainties in Ship Operability Study |
| title_fullStr | Incorporating Epistemic Uncertainties in Ship Operability Study |
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| title_short | Incorporating Epistemic Uncertainties in Ship Operability Study |
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