New Concept of Numerical Ship Motion Modelling for Total Ship Operability Analysis by Integrating Ship and Environment under One Overall System

Abstract

The paper presents a new concept of overall ship motion modelling for application to total ship operability. The delivered model is a multi-phase and includes both submerged part of ship's hull and the surrounding water as a unique body. The Discrete Finite Element Method is applied. The model is successfully examined and illustrated for a selected AHTS.