Research Background
Topic 1 : Bow hull-form optimization in calm water and waves
Optimizer : PSO (Particle Swarm Optimization)
Wave-making resistance in calm water : 13.2% reduction
Added resistance in head waves
At λ/L=0.5 : 13.8% reduction
At sea state 5 : 9.5% reduction
Total resistance in calm water and waves
RAO of heave and pitch motions
Topic 2 : Effect of ship motions on added resistance in regular head waves : KVLCC2
Model test in regular head waves
The averaged values of the ship motions in calm water and waves
Added resistance and ship motions in waves
Phase lag of ship motion to added resistance in waves
Topic 3 : Effects of diffraction in regular head waves on added resistance and wake
Objective ships : K-Supramax & KCS
Added resistance in waves
wake on the propeller plane in waves : K-Supramax