The document discusses seakeeping and operability analysis services provided by FORCE Technology. SEAPEP is a program developed by FORCE Technology to evaluate seakeeping performance and operability of ship designs in waves. SEAPEP takes in vessel geometry, loading conditions, wave conditions, speed/heading profiles, and operational limits to calculate ship motions and compare them to operational criteria. SEAPEP allows designers to evaluate how hull modifications or changed equipment positions may impact seakeeping performance.
The document discusses seakeeping and operability analysis services provided by FORCE Technology. SEAPEP is a program developed by FORCE Technology to evaluate seakeeping performance and operability of ship designs in waves. SEAPEP takes in vessel geometry, loading conditions, wave conditions, speed/heading profiles, and operational limits to calculate ship motions and compare them to operational criteria. SEAPEP allows designers to evaluate how hull modifications or changed equipment positions may impact seakeeping performance.
The document discusses seakeeping and operability analysis services provided by FORCE Technology. SEAPEP is a program developed by FORCE Technology to evaluate seakeeping performance and operability of ship designs in waves. SEAPEP takes in vessel geometry, loading conditions, wave conditions, speed/heading profiles, and operational limits to calculate ship motions and compare them to operational criteria. SEAPEP allows designers to evaluate how hull modifications or changed equipment positions may impact seakeeping performance.
The document discusses seakeeping and operability analysis services provided by FORCE Technology. SEAPEP is a program developed by FORCE Technology to evaluate seakeeping performance and operability of ship designs in waves. SEAPEP takes in vessel geometry, loading conditions, wave conditions, speed/heading profiles, and operational limits to calculate ship motions and compare them to operational criteria. SEAPEP allows designers to evaluate how hull modifications or changed equipment positions may impact seakeeping performance.
Seakeeping tests for a ferry in FORCE Technology’s large towing tank
Introduction SEAPEP Features
For many ship designs good seakeeping performance The seakeeping performance of a ship in a seaway is is essential. Passenger ships, for example, require determined by: good seakeeping characteristics to ensure the pas- • Size, form and loading condition of the ship. sengers’ comfort, and offshore ships require good • Wave conditions. seakeeping characteristics to ensure high levels of • Ship speed and heading. operability in the working environment at sea. For a successful ship design good seakeeping charac- • Operational limits and positions of motion-critical teristics should be incorporated into the design in the points. initial design phases. At this stage it is still possible to vary the hull geometry or change the positions of From these input variables the SEAPEP program is locations and areas which are critical as regards mo- capable of calculating the operability of a ship hull tions. Hence, a reliable prediction tool for use in the form in a seaway for a given set of operational crite- initial design stage is of utmost importance. ria. The effects of changing the input variables can be rapidly evaluated by SEAPEP, so the effects of For evaluation of the seakeeping performance in a modifying the hull geometry or changing positions of seaway FORCE Technology has developed the points with limiting criteria can be evaluated almost SEAPEP program. As part of FORCE Technology's interactively. suite of Initial Design Tools for in-house use, SEAPEP is a fast and reliable program for evaluating and SEAPEP allows the definition of up to 8 different ranking different design alternatives with regard to operational profiles, with up to 15 positions with seakeeping performance. defined operational limits. 1930-1-en Input Data and Methodology The basic required input to SEAPEP consists of the following: • Vessel geometry. • Loading condition and roll damping devices. • Wave scatter diagram. • Speed and heading profiles. • Operational limits and positions.
Typically, the motions of the ship are calculated by
the FORCE Technology STRIP programme. This pro- gram is a linear strip theory code, and the calcula- tions are based on the 3D definition of the hull geo- metry and the loading condition of the ship. Alterna- tively, 3D linear radiation-diffraction or non-linear strip theory codes can be used as input to SEAPEP.
Up to eight operational profiles are defined by their
speed and heading. For each of the operational pro- SEAPEP plot of operability within a wave scatter diagram files the operational limits and their positions are defined by the maximum allowable displacements, velocities and/or accelerations. Furthermore, it is possible to specify operational limits of Motion Sickness Index (MSI), Motion Induced Interruptions (MII), relative wave elevations, etc.
Based on the wave conditions in the wave scatter
diagram and the specified operational profiles, SEAPEP calculates the motions and compares them with the operational limits.
Definition of hull in SEAPEP
SEAPEP References
Seakeeping tests for a large luxury yacht in The SEAPEP program was originally developed for FORCE Technology’s towing tank naval applications, and it has been validated with extensive model tests performed by FORCE Techno- logy. The results show that the program is capable of ranking different design alternatives in the same order as model tests. The SEAPEP programme has also been used on a variety of commercial assign- ments with good results.
Seakeeping tests in large waves for OSV in
FORCE Technology’s towing tank
Further information: Department for Ship and Offshore, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark. Head of Department: Christian Schack, e-mail: crs@force.dk Subject to changes without notice
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