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Techno-Economical Optimization for River Nile Container Ships

G.M. Younis ; Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department, Egypt
M.M. Gaafary ; Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department, Egypt
H. El-Kilani ; Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department, Egypt
M.M. Moustafa ; Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department, Egypt

Abstract

This work introduces a procedure for the preliminary design of a self-propelled container ship working between Cairo and Aswan through the River Nile. The characteristics of the navigation route from Cairo to Aswan are investigated to defi ne the constraints on dimensions and speed of the River Nile container ships. Also, the dimensions of some existing inland ships are collected and investigated to set limits on the dimensional ratios of such ships. Two empirical formulae, for the determination of ship steel weight and power prediction in the preliminary design stage of conventional self propelled inland container ships, are proposed. This problem is handled as a single objective constrained optimization problem using a specially developed computer program (CACSO). As the required freight rate refl ects the major goal of any commercial ship, it is considered as the objective function for this optimization process. A sensitivity study is carried out to indicate the relative dependence of the objective function on a variety of factors to which the objective function may be sensitive.

Keywords

inland container ship; optimization; River Nile

Hrčak ID:

75681

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/75681

Publication date:

7.12.2011.

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