Probabilistic evaluation of tankship damage in collision events
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/5374DOI
10.1575/1912/5374Keyword
Tankers; Collisions at sea; Monte Carlo methodAbstract
An analytical method for precidicting the extent of damage in ship collisions is developed.
The method calculates both the longitudinal and transverse extents of damage for the
struck ship as a function of collision scenario parameters, such as ship speeds, relative
courses, and collision impact point, as well as considering structural details of the ship.
This prediction method, or collision model, is used in a Monte Carlo analysis with
probability density functions defining the specific collision scenario parameters for each
"case". The Monte Carlo analysis generates a statistically significant number of collision
events and results which are applied directly to calculate oil outflow, and from which
resultant pdfs for longitudinal and transverse extent of damage are calculated to compare
structural concepts.
The collision model scenario inputs are initially "calibrated" using a MARPOL single-hull model by minimizing the difference between the model result damage pdf's and the pdf's specified by the IMO. A quantitative comparison is made between structural
models for an intermediate oil-tight deck (or "mid-deck") tanker, and a series of double-hull
tankers based on calculated oil outflow parameters.
Of the three ship designs studied, the double-hull series shows the best performance,
followed closely by the mid-deck tanker. The single-hull ship results predict both more
frequent and larger spills.
Description
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution June 1998
Suggested Citation
Thesis: Crake, Kurtis W., "Probabilistic evaluation of tankship damage in collision events", 1998-06, DOI:10.1575/1912/5374, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/5374Related items
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