OVERVIEW

Italy is among European countries having the leadership for the design and construction of ships especially characterized by high value and high technology density. The course provides knowledge on a systemic perspective allowing the successful decision making process necessary during the ship design procedure

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

To carry out the synthesis among the mail technical subjects characterizing the ship design

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

develop the adequate requirements analysis for the selection of the appropriate solution

acquire the competences to balance the several needs, possibly conflicting, arising during the ship design

compare different possible solutions with reference to suitable criteria

TEACHING METHODS

lectures in classroom;

open discussion on selected topics;

application on practical cases.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The shipping industry and the shipping market

The ship life cycle

Systems engineering for the design process of complex ships

The rule makning environment

Design Spiral

Ship typologies

Ship geometry features

Influence of ship main scantlings and their ratio

Preliminary ship weight evaluation

Preliminary stability assessment

Ship energy systems selection (special focus on alternative fuels)

Preliminary ship longitudinal strength assessment

Added resistance and voluntary spee reduction

Cost evaluation along the ship life cycle

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

"Ship Design  - Methodologies for preliminary design" A. Papanikolau

"Ship Design for efficiency and economy" V. Bertram and H. Schneekluth

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

PAOLA GUALENI (President)

CARLO PODENZANA BONVINO

GIULIANO VERNENGO (President Substitute)

MICHELE VIVIANI (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

https://corsi.unige.it/8738/p/studenti-orario

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral test: two open questions about topics developed and discussed in classroom during the semester.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Questions are aimed to assess the capability of the students to discuss about theorethical and practical aspects of ship design.

Specific attention will be given to the capability of indicating the basic assuptions together with the input data, the target of the procedure and its rational developement.

Exam schedule