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A genetic algorithms optimization framework of a parametric shipshape FPSO hull design

  • Received : 2021.05.08
  • Accepted : 2021.11.15
  • Published : 2021.12.25
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Abstract

An optimization framework has been established and applied to a shipshape parametric FPSO hull design. A single point moored (SPM) shipshape floating system suffers a significant level of the roll motion in both the wave frequencies and low wave frequencies, which presents a coupling effect with the horizontal weathervane motion. To guarantee the security of the operating instruments installed onboard, a parametric hull design of an FPSO has been optimized with improved hydrodynamics performance. With the optimized parameters of the various hull stations' longitudinal locations, the optimization through Genetic Algorithms (GAs) has been proven to provide a significantly reduced level of the 1st-order and 2nd-order roll motion. This work presents a meaningful framework as a reference in the process of an SPM shipshape floating system's design.

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Acknowledgement

The research described in this paper was financially supported by the Ocean Systems Simulation & Control Laboratory, Texas A&M University.

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