A procedure to integration of AQWA with FriendShip

for the application of optimization techniques in

design of PSV vessels
Miguel Altimari Peli
Tancredi Pontin Tancredi

Laboratrio de Otimizao e Projeto Integrado
Escola Politcnica da Universidade de So Paulo, So Paulo, Brazil
1. The motivation and the problem
2. The objective of the work

FINEP support for the development of:

National packet for design and equipment for PSV to oil production support

Pacote nacional de projeto e maquinrio de embarcaes de apoio martimo
produo de petrleo no mar

(UFRJ, USP, IPT)
Introduction and context
Investment plan of Petrobras: 2011 - 2015
New units
Item 2015 2020
Perfuration units (drillships and semi-sub) 22 50
Production units (FPSO and Semi-sub) 17 50
PSV 192 281
Santos Basin
Farther from coast: 250 to 350 km;
Ocean conditions worst than Campos basin;
Currents with more intensity: 3 to 4 knots;
Bad seakeeping of small ships;
Limitation of draught at Ports of 6 m.

Motivation: opportunity to inovation
Traditional design approach
Result in a feasible solution
There is no guaranties that the solution is the best
Depends of the experience of engineers
It is not a efficient approach to compare different
design solutions



The objective of the work
Solve the conceptual design problem of engineering as a
multi-objective optimization problem
Development of a synthesis model to quick evaluation of the
main characteristics in preliminary/conceptual stage of the ship
design
The objective of the work
In theory, the optimization process with a high fidelity model that simultaneously considers
all hulls variables (higher hierarchical level) should find an optimal solution, in terms of
resistance.

However, in practice, this does not occur, either by the inability to properly explore a broad
set of variables, or by the time required for the analysis or by the difficulty of the
optimization algorithm to converge to a global optimum.
Methodology based in hierarchical models and
response surface with different optimization
techniques for optimized design of ships
Parametric model of hull
(FriendShip)
Resistance
(ShipFlow + CFX)
Few iterations (evaluations)
Modern approach: simulations in design
Seakeeping
(AQWA)
Seakeeping with speed
(AQWA)
RESPONSE SURFACE
(Neural Network)
Design with optimization
(modeFrontier)
Many interations
(evaluations)
Initial numerical
simulations
Neural response surface
training
Optimization
Optimized solutions
Numerical simulations of the
optimized solutions
Neural response surface
verification
Re-training of the neural response
surface
Optimization
Convergence
reached
Iterative approach of optimization
Hull surface described by 3
curves:
1. Keel curve
2. Sectional area curve
3. Deck curve
Sectional area curve parameterization:
1. Integration = Displacement
2. Integration/Max area = Cb
3. Center of Area = LCB
Parametric hull model of PSV: FriendShip
Parametric hull model of PSV: FriendShip
Resistncia total em funo do nmero de Froude:
Embarcao 3
0
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0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4
Fn
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k
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P1 P2 P3 P4 P7 P6 Srie Holtrop
Resistncia total em funo do nmero de Froude
Simulao Computacional
0
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0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40
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B1 B2 B3 B4 B5
Simulation of Resistance: ShipFlow + CFX
Simulation of Seakeeping: AQWA
V = 15 knots
V = 0 knots
1) Maximize displacement (payload)
2) Minimize seakeeping (Acceleration in crane v = 0 knots)
3) Minimize seakeeping (Acceleration in accomodation v = 15 knots)
4) Minimize resistance (v = 15 knots)

All usual constraints associated with ship design
Optimization model: Optimization in DESIGN
Optimization model: modeFrontier
Results
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V = 15 knots
Conclusion: Examples of optimum solutions
Displacement (t)
Displacement (t)
Displacement (t)
Displacement (t)
Conclusion: Examples of optimum solutions
Thank you! Questions?
A special thanks to our students of
graduation and PhD in our
Laboratory!
Thanks to the FINEP to support this work