Quick parametric fuel consumption simulation app. Read more about this app here. View source.
| Parameter | Value | Parameter | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preferred ship sailing speed, knots: | Base time step, seconds: | ||
| Vertical acceleration threshold, m/s²: | Fuel level time step, multiple of base: | ||
| Relative position to LOA, %: | Wave time step, multiple of base: | ||
| Planar path coordinates, nm: | Draft time step, multiple of base: | ||
| Auxiliary power load, W: |
Weights of hull, decks and bulkheads are scaled with their areas. Lightweights of tanks and compartments are assumed to remain constant. As capacities of tanks and compartments scale with volume, they also remain constant. Read more about ship objects here.
Simulation will be performed for the design space visualized above. The algorithm will fix the beam at base value, loop through the length, step over beam, loop through length and so on. A step of 0.05 in the scaling ratio is used by default, totaling a number of up to 25 simulated ship specifications.
Every combination of scaled ship, propeller and power plant specifications will be simulated. It may take some minutes to perform all the simulations.