Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment最新文献

{"title":"Assessment of human error contribution to container loss risk under fault tree analysis and interval type-2 fuzzy logic-based SLIM approach","authors":"Pelin Erdem, Emre Akyuz, Muhammet Aydin, Erkan Celik, Ozcan Arslan","doi":"10.1177/14750902231203074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14750902231203074","url":null,"abstract":"Human is a key element of the safety of life on board ships and a significant contributing factor to most of the accidents and incidents in the maritime industry. At this point, risk analysis plays a critical role in ensuring operational safety and maritime transportation sustainability. This paper aims to systematically evaluate how human errors (HEs) contribute to operational risks. Based on this, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) is combined under an Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Logic environment with Success Likelihood Index Method (SLIM). Whilst the FTA evaluates the criticality of the operational activities, the Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Sets (IT2FS) deals with vagueness and subjectivity in using experts’ judgements, and the SLIM estimates the probabilities for the human error-related basic events. Since container losses can lead to severe damage and catastrophic events in a container terminal, loading operation was investigated as a case study. Safety culture, experience, and fatigue were observed as highly effective factors in crew performance. The obtained results also indicate that this hybrid approach can effectively be applied to determine the operational vulnerabilities in high-risk industries. The paper intends to improve safety control levels and lower losses in the future of maritime container transport besides emphasising the potential consequences of failures and crucial human errors in the operational process.","PeriodicalId":20667,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment","volume":"215 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136317557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Guest editorial for the special issue on “marine hydrodynamics for innovative design”","authors":"Spyros Hirdairs, Mirjam Fürth, Rajiv Sharma, Kyung-Kyu Yang, Renato Skejic","doi":"10.1177/14750902231185629","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14750902231185629","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20667,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment","volume":"125 1","pages":"791 - 792"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139315735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Efficient measurement of floating breakwater vibration and controlled vibration parameters using compressive sensing","authors":"Kaan Akkaş, Cihan Bayindir","doi":"10.1177/14750902231203777","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14750902231203777","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we examine the possible usage of compressive sampling (CS) for the efficient measurement and analysis of floating breakwaters dynamics. We model the dynamics of a box-type floating breakwater in a random sea environment with the Bretschneider-Mitsuyasu spectrum. The spectral method involving FFT and IFFT routines is used for the simulation and CS reconstruction purposes of the displacement and velocity parameters. The time series of forces are calculated using the Morison equation. It is also shown that those vibration parameters can be limited and suppressed to a certain degree by a tuned-mass-damper. The advantages of using the CS for the tuned-mass-damper-controlled vibration parameter measurement and analysis are also discussed. Our findings may provide convenience for the effective and efficient strategies for the vibration-induced problems of floating platforms including wave energy converters and offshore platforms.","PeriodicalId":20667,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135858599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Smart carrot chasing guidance law for path following of unmanned surface vehicles","authors":"Osman Ünal, Nuri Akkaş, Gökhan Atalı, Sinan Serdar Özkan","doi":"10.1177/14750902231200684","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14750902231200684","url":null,"abstract":"Carrot chasing guidance law is one of the most widely used path following algorithms due to its simplicity and ease of implementation; however, it has a fixed parameter which leads to large cross-tracking errors during different navigational conditions. This study proposes an innovative approach to carrot chasing algorithm to minimize cross-tracking errors. Pattern search optimization technique is integrated with carrot chasing guidance law to determine unique virtual target points obtained by flexible parameters instead of a fixed parameter. Proposed smart carrot chasing guidance law (SCCGL) provides stable and accurate path following even for different navigational conditions of unmanned surface vehicle (USV). To the best of our knowledge, we are the first to apply pattern search optimization technique to carrot chasing guidance law while USV is performing multi-tasks of predefined paths. This novelty significantly reduces both cross tracking errors and computational costs. Firstly, SCCGL is tested and compared with traditional carrot chasing algorithm in the numerical simulator for several navigational conditions such as different lists of waypoints, different initial locations, and different maximum turning rates of USV. SCCGL automatically determines optimal parameters to make stable and accurate navigation. SCCGL significantly reduces cross tracking errors compared to classical carrot chasing algorithm. This is the first contribution of this paper. Secondly, genetic algorithm optimization method has been implemented to carrot chasing guidance law instead of pattern search optimization technique. Genetic algorithm causes the total simulation time to be quite long. The proposed SCCGL (pattern search integrated carrot chasing guidance law) gives optimum results 20 times faster than the genetic algorithm. This is the second and main contribution of developed SCCGL method. It is observed that SCCGL provides best navigation with minimum cross-tracking errors and minimum computational cost compared to the classical carrot chasing algorithm and other optimization technique.","PeriodicalId":20667,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136294445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Surface gravity wave interaction with a submerged tunnel in the presence of a submerged wavy porous plate","authors":"Amar K Mohapatra, Trilochan Sahoo","doi":"10.1177/14750902231200156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14750902231200156","url":null,"abstract":"The present study deals with the surface gravity wave interaction of a submerged composite wavy porous plate in the presence of a tunnel placed at a finite distance under the assumption of small amplitude theory and a two-dimensional framework. To solve the boundary value problem, a numerical method using the multi-domain boundary element method (MDBEM) is implemented. Hydrodynamic characteristics of interest such as reflection coefficient and transmission coefficient are computed and studied for a wide range of dimensionless wavenumber and relative plate lengths. Various parametric studies are conducted to emphasize the effect of structural parameters like the number of relative ripple wavelengths, relative ripple amplitude, and relative submergence depth. Dimensionless wave force coefficients acting on the plate and the tunnel are calculated and investigated. The study reveals that the presence of composite wavy porous plate has a significant effect in the mitigation of wave-exerted force on the tunnel. Optimized results are shown for the efficient design of coupled breakwater and tunnel models, which can be used beneficially to protect against the severity of wave action in similar applications of ocean engineering in marine environments.","PeriodicalId":20667,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment","volume":"2014 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135696462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Shallow Water Equations on modeling resonant waves evolution in a rough varying-width basin","authors":"Ikha Magdalena, Nadhira Karima, Hany Q Rif’atin, Mohammad Farid","doi":"10.1177/14750902231198279","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14750902231198279","url":null,"abstract":"Wave resonance is known to be extremely damaging to the coastal areas surrounding it, particularly if the wave has tsunami-like features, as it can amplify the height and energy of the wave propagating to the shorelines. The installation of a rough material on the bottom is one of the solutions to protect the coast from resonance. In this study, we examine the resonant wave evolution and its frequency in a triangular or rectangular semi-closed basin using a varying-width Shallow Water Model. The basins are assumed to feature a rough bottom topography as well as an uneven width. The resonant frequencies are obtained analytically and numerically using separation of variables and the finite volume method on a staggered grid, respectively. The computational approach is also used to assess the evolution and properties of resonant waves. The numerical scheme is validated by comparing simulation results to analytical solutions, which show relatively good agreement. Further, it is discovered that a greater friction coefficient induces a higher resonant frequency in both types of basins but results in a lower maximum resonant wave amplitude. It is also found that the resonant frequencies of both types of varying-width basins are greater than those of the prior study’s constant-width basins. However, the effect of the variations in the maximum width of the basin on its resonant frequency is found to be insignificant. Moreover, sensitivity analyses of the basin’s length and maximum basin depth are presented, with the maximum water depth being directly proportional to the maximum wave amplitudes and resonant frequencies of both basins. In contrast, the resonant frequency decreases and the maximum wave amplitude fluctuates as the length of the basin grows.","PeriodicalId":20667,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136279477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cumulative buckling deformation of stiffened panel under cyclic loading","authors":"Beatrice Barsotti, Marco Gaiotti","doi":"10.1177/14750902231198902","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14750902231198902","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, the cumulative buckling deformation process is evaluated for a stiffened panel subjected to two different uniaxial cyclic loading conditions, namely compressive loading only and alternating tensile-compressive loading. The impact of the cyclic load on the ultimate strength of the panel is then estimated. It should be noted that the occurrence of permanent deformations could be simulated by finite element analysis using a suitable model capable of correctly capturing the deformation components. The results show that the structure accumulates a deformation that appears to grow almost linearly therefore, consequently, it is realistic to expect that if a large number of load cycles of this magnitude are imposed, the accumulated plastic deformation can be quite severe. Furthermore, it is found that these residual deformations, caused by an entity of the cyclic load lower than the design limit, affect the tensile strength of the stiffened panel. Finally, the effects on the numerical evaluation of the ultimate strength of the structure are shown.","PeriodicalId":20667,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136279632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Experimental investigation on the hydro-acoustic characteristics of tandem cylinders with equal diameters","authors":"Sertaç Bulut, Selma Ergin","doi":"10.1177/14750902231200664","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14750902231200664","url":null,"abstract":"The investigation of the hydro-acoustic characteristics of tandem cylinders has a great importance because they occur in a variety of maritime applications that include submarines, offshore structures and seabed pipelines systems. Better understanding of the noise generation mechanism of tandem cylinders provides great contribution to reduce noise levels for many engineering applications. In this study, the hydro-acoustic characteristics of tandem cylinders with same diameter were experimentally investigated for five different distance ratios at Reynolds number of 1.6 × 10 4 . The diameter of the front and rear cylinders used in hydro-acoustic experiments is 0.02 m. It is observed that the main peak spectrum becomes narrower as the distance ratio increases. The width of the main peak spectrum also decreases as the flow regime transition from the reattachment regime to the separation regime. An increase in the distance ratio is found to correspond to an increase in the main peak frequency. The maximum sound pressure level is observed to attain its peak value at the critical distance ratio of 3.0. Notably, the maximum sound pressure level exhibits a substantial increase of approximately 6 dB as the distance ratio increases from 1.5 to 3.0, followed by a subsequent decrease of approximately 1 dB between the distance ratios of 3.0 and 6.0.","PeriodicalId":20667,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136279952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Developing sustainable shipping and maritime transport: Multi-criteria analysis between emission abatement methods","authors":"Elias Altarriba, Sirpa Rahiala, Taru Tanhuanpää, Marko Piispa","doi":"10.1177/14750902231199132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14750902231199132","url":null,"abstract":"Annual emissions from maritime transport are contributing to the acceleration of global climate change and deteriorating local air quality. Shipowners need information on current and new emission reduction solutions to compare cost-effectiveness and environmental impact. However, emissions reduction in the maritime sector is a complex issue that should also consider the environmental impacts during fuel production and the full impact of different options during use. In this study, different fuel options and emission reduction methods are compared to rank the overall sustainability of alternatives. The overall sustainability assessment is based on the economic and environmental indexes generated, weighted, and aggregated. The results show that the sustainability index of LNG is often the best of the options compared. The difference in fuel prices determines much of the difference in economic performance between fuels. The results emphasize the importance of including several criteria when comparing more sustainable alternatives in shipping.","PeriodicalId":20667,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136336931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The necessity of time-based calculations for dimensioning of hybrid power supply systems of ships within the early design stage","authors":"Christian Emmersberger, Björn Carstensen, Stefan Krüger, Adele Lübcke","doi":"10.1177/14750902231199802","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14750902231199802","url":null,"abstract":"While hybrid ship drive systems may offer a large potential, a thorough analysis is needed as it is strongly dependent on the operational profile. The fixing of costs during the early design stage, leads to the necessity of a precise evaluation of the systems efficiency within this phase. Conducting statistic-based calculations can be inadequate due to the time-dependent behavior of the battery. Moreover, idealized temporal data is often utilized for the design of battery supported ships. Therefore, this paper discusses the consequential inaccuracies using statistical or smoothed data. But also examines the potential of an advanced in-house developed statistical approach. For the examination, an internal developed method for dimensioning hybrid ship power systems is used. The paper shows that conducting statistical calculations lead to incorrect modeling of battery behavior, while smoothed power time-series can result in an overestimation of the battery lifetime (up to 21% less charge cycles).","PeriodicalId":20667,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136341955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}