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H. S.

Kim
Speed-Power Performance of
e-mail: hs-john.kim@samsung.com
95,000DWT Arctic Tanker Design
M. K. Ha
Samsung Heavy Industries, When Arctic offshore development in the 1970s first led to consideration of ice capable
Koje-City, Korea tankers, there was a high level of uncertainty over design requirements for both safety
and ship performance, and a lack of reliable methods to evaluate design proposals. Since
F. M. Williams that time, improved understanding of the ice environment has raised the confidence of
design specifications. Parallel developments have resulted in a suite of engineering tools
D. Molyneux for ship performance evaluation at the design stage. Recent development of offshore and
e-mail: David.Molyneux@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca near shore oil and gas reserves in several countries, together with economic studies of
NRC Institute for Ocean Technology, increased transportation through the Russian Arctic, led to renewed interest in ice ca-
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada pable tanker design. In response, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) applied its experience
in tanker design and construction to the design of a specialized tanker with ice capability.
H. H. Chun SHI produced two prototype hull designs for further study. The performance of both hulls
e-mail: chunahh@pusan.ac.kr and of the propellers was evaluated at the Institute for Ocean Technology (IOT) in St.
Pusan National University, John’s, Newfoundland. This paper discusses the development of the design, describes the
Pusan, Korea model experiments to determine performance and variations, and presents the results. It
shows how physical modeling can provide insight into design features, and points out the
areas where further research will have the greatest effect. 关DOI: 10.1115/1.1894406兴

1 Introduction This, in turn, placed restrictions on the brake horsepower that


could be delivered. SHI selected a twin skeg design to meet the
SHI undertook a study leading to the design of a tanker oper-
requirements of the general arrangement and also to provide pro-
ating on a hypothetical route between Western Europe and the
tection for propeller shafts in heavy ice. The angle, inclination,
Dikson area. SHI designed and built the Hibernia oil platform
and separation distance for the skegs were developed design pa-
shuttle tankers, which operate in occasional pack ice. Design re-
rameters.
quirements for the proposed Dikson route, where there would be
continuous operation in heavy ice, were much more severe. Ice 2.2 Speed-Power Prediction. At the concept stage, a variety
along the voyage route is mainly first year level ice, with thick- of methods may be used to estimate ship power requirements.
ness less than 2 m, and midwinter strength about 500 kPa. Normally the estimate combines a resistance calculation with pro-
A typical operating scenario for a target region of interest pulsive efficiency.
would require the tanker to maintain a reasonable speed in 1 m of The ice resistance Ri depends on ship velocity v, length L, draft
medium first year ice, and to be assured of making progress in T, and beam B, as well as ice thickness h, ice strength ␴ f , water
2 m of first year ice. In practice, the tanker must also be able to and ice densities ␳w and ␳i, respectively, and the buoyant density
operate in snow-covered ice, and be capable of transiting certain ⌬␳ = ␳w − ␳i. Studies of full scale and model scale data 关1–3兴 re-
ridge and rubble configurations. Furthermore, the tanker must sulted in the equation
have a verifiable turning ability in the specified ice conditions.
These requirements were considered in the overall performance
evaluation, but this paper concentrates on the level ice power R/␳wgBh2 = C0 + C1␴ f /␳wgh + C2v/冑gh 共1兲
requirements.
where the coefficients C0, C1, and C2 are given by empirical for-
2 Icebreaking Tanker Concept Design mulas. Through dimensional analysis, Vance 关4兴 derived an equa-
tion similar to 共1兲 with the addition of buoyant density and ship
2.1 General Requirements. SHI selected a 95 k DWT Afra- length. Theoretical determinations of resistance that are based on
max class tanker as the basis for the design. The displacement is detailed calculations for the ice breaking forces, such as Naegle
119 k tons, with beam, length and block coefficient constraints of 关5兴 and Milano 关6兴, take into account hull form factors but idealize
44 m, 270 m, and 0.749, respectively. Limited water depth on the ship-ice interaction. Lindqvist’s method 关7兴 gives consider-
portions of the route restricted tanker draft to 11.5 m. The ship is ation to ice properties and is reasonably simple to apply. Figure 1
required to break 2 m of 500 kPa level ice, and maintain speeds of shows sample calculations of ice resistance at ship speed of
16 knots in open water and 4 knots in ice. The objective of the 1.544 m / s 共3 knots兲 using the methods of Edwards et al. 关1兴 and
concept design was good performance in both open water and ice. Lindqvist 关7兴.
The design study began with a review of information on the The propulsive efficiency of a ship at icebreaking speeds is
performance of different icebreaking bow types. SHI selected the generally much lower than the propulsive efficiency at its design
Canadian R-Class bow, a classical icebreaking bow with relatively speed in open water. The very nature of screw propeller operation
low wave resistance and good sea-keeping characteristics, as the means that the highest propulsive efficiencies 共typically between
basis for the bow design. 0.65 and 0.7兲 are obtained at advance ratios much higher than are
There is little information in the literature on stern design, and practical for icebreaking speeds. As a result propulsive efficiency
yet it is a critical factor. The 11.5 m draft restriction and necessary at icebreaking speeds can be as low as 0.11. The propulsive effi-
propeller tip clearance limited propeller diameter less than 7 m. ciency can be further reduced by the amount of ice flowing
through the propeller, which results in obstructed flow and me-
Contributed by the OMAE Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF OFF-
chanical impact with the blades 关8兴. The spread in resistance esti-
SHORE MECHANICS AND ARCTIC ENGINEERING. Manuscript received mates, combined with the difficulty in predicting the effect of ice
February 26, 2004; final revision, October 9, 2004. Review conducted by: S. Jones. on propulsive efficiency makes theoretical power predictions un-

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opment of the stem crack and prevents the ship from riding up too
far on the ice 关9兴. Small stem and shoulder angles reduce the
horizontal component of the icebreaking force 关10兴, while increas-
ing angles promote clearing of ice away from propellers. For the
tanker, the stem angle is 25 deg at the waterline and 35 deg near
the knife, and the shoulder angle is 30 deg. To meet the highest
ice classification requirements within the Russian Class Rules, a
flare angle of 8 deg was included in the mid-body to reduce the
likelihood of entrapment in heavy ice 关11兴.
At the stern, inward, outward, and vertical skegs were consid-
ered. The commercial code SHIPFLOW was used to analyze the
flow field. Figure 3 shows the hull form grid generation and
streamlines on a twin skeg stern. Jonk 关12兴 studied the effect of
Fig. 1 Estimates of ice resistance, 3 knots. vertical inclination of the skeg on the propulsive performance of
the ship. He concluded that the difference in propulsive perfor-
mance was caused by the pressure difference between the inside
satisfactory even at the concept design stage. Hence SHI relied on and outside of the skeg and the cross flow induced by this
the model tests of the initial designs for power estimates. difference.
The results in Fig. 3 show that the outward inclination will
3 Hull Form Development induce ice pieces to flow to the outside. A skeg with 3 deg out-
ward angles 共“K” of Fig. 2兲, which also has the benefit of in-
3.1 Initial Lines of Development. The lines shown in Fig.
creased open water flow into the propeller, was adopted. The dis-
2共a兲 was the first attempt at meeting the performance specifica-
tions within the constraints of draft and displacement discussed tance between the skegs of SHI’s tanker is 0.39B and the
above. Stem angle A, ice knife B, shoulder angle C, and flare inclination of the skeg bottom is 13 deg to 15 deg. The propeller
angle D were key design parameters. The ice knife aids in devel-

Fig. 2 „a… M493, Body Plan and Bow Profile; „b… M501, Body plan and bow profile

Fig. 3 The flow pattern of three skeg direction types; „a… inward skeg, „b… straight skeg, „c…
outward skeg

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Table 1 Principal dimensions of M501

Items Values

LBP 共m兲 270


Breadth 共m兲 44
Depth 共m兲 20
Draft 共m兲 11.5
Cb 0.7499
Displacement 共cu. m兲 102,458

rotation direction is outward. Outward rotation deflects oncoming


Fig. 4 Comparison of effective power in open water, full scale
ice flow away from the propeller but is unfavorable to the propul-
sion performance in the open sea.
3.2 Hull Lines Modification. The first set of model tests, in
4.2 Ship Open Water Performance. For the open water tests
ice and open water, were carried out at the ice basin of IOT,
with M493, the water temperature was 0.5 ° C and the kinematics
NRC-CNRC, St. John’s Newfoundland, Canada. Hull M493 had
viscosity was 1.76⫻ 10−6 m2 / s. With M501, the water tempera-
acceptable open water performance but the ice clearing resistance
ture was 3.2 ° C and the kinematics viscosity was 1.61
component was higher than ice breaking resistance and the pro-
⫻ 10−6 m2 / s. Model values were converted to full scale for salt
pulsive efficiency in ice was considerably lower than the equiva-
lent open water value. In level ice, large numbers of ice pieces water at 15 deg using form factors 共1 + K兲 of 1.23 and 1.30, re-
reached the propeller disk area. Ice pieces impacting the propeller spectively. Figure 4 compares the effective powers, calculated
blades increased torque and reduced propulsive efficiency. The from resistance, over the open water speed range. The higher val-
main intention of the hull modification was to reduce the inflow of ues for M501 are due to slight increases in wetted surface and
ice pieces to the propeller disk area and to improve the ice clear- displacement.
ing performance. 4.3 Resistance in Ice. Provided that the wave making com-
The enhanced flow generated by the outward skeg also in- ponent of the hydrodynamic resistance is small, resistance in ice
creased the amount of ice directed towards the propeller. Hence can be assumed to be the sum of hydrodynamic, ice breaking, ice
the skeg angle 共“K” of Fig. 2兲 was changed to inward to reduce submergence, and ice clearing components 关15兴;
the flow between the skegs. To reduce the size of the ice pieces,
and also to reduce the distance ice pieces moved along the hull, Rtot = Row + Rs + Rcl + Rbr 共2兲
the bow angles 共“C” of Fig. 2兲 were increased. It was anticipated The submergence, clearing, and breaking forces for any speed and
that this change would reduce ice clearing and buoyancy forces ice thickness may be expressed in dimensionless form by
but increase breaking force because of the additional energy ab-
sorbed in breaking smaller pieces. Third, the buttock angle 共“M” Rs = Cs⌬␳gBhd 共3兲

冉 冊
of Fig. 2兲 was reduced to improve ice clearing. Figure 2共b兲 shows c/2
the modified hull form M501. Table 1 gives the principal dimen- gh
Rcl = Ccl␳iBhv2 共4兲
sions. v2

4 Physical Model Experiments


Rbr = Cbr␳iBhv2 冉 冊␴fh
␳ iB v 2
b/2
共5兲

4.1 Description of Experiments. The ship models were con- The component force equations are similar to those derived in
structed of High Density foam coated with fiberglass and finished 关15兴, verified with a large data set for the Canadian R-Class ice-
with epoxy paint. A scale of 1:31.938 was selected so that stock breaker. In the current study, the nondimensional coefficients c, b,
propellers could be used for the initial tests. The models were Cs, Ccl, and Cbr were determined for each hull form from the
ballasted to specified draft, GM, and radii of gyration. model tests according to the procedure outlined below.
The EGADS 共CD兲 model ice in the ice tank at IMD provides Model resistance was measured in open water, and in level ice
the kinematics and mechanical characteristics required to model and presawn ice at two ice thicknesses. Hydrodynamic resistance
the ship-ice interaction correctly 关13,14兴. Model ice thicknesses Row was determined as a second order function of velocity from
were selected to represent 1 m and 2 m thick ice at full scale. For the open water results. The resistance in presawn ice was identi-
each ice sheet, ice thickness, density, flexural and shear strengths, fied as Row + Rs + Rcl, from which Row was removed. When Rs
compressive failure stress, and ship-ice friction coefficient were + Rcl was plotted against v at constant h, the intercept was Rs. The
measured. dimensionless Rcl was then plotted against the thickness Froude
For resistance tests, the fully appended model was fitted with number, gh / v2, for all v and h, to determine Ccl and c. Calculated
dummy propeller hubs. The model was fixed to the tow carriage, values of Row + Rs + Rcl, were subtracted from the total resistance
free in pitch, heave, and roll. For self-propulsion tests, M493 was in level ice to give Rbr. Finally, the dimensionless Rbr was plotted
fitted with IMD stock propellers 66L and 66R, while M501 was against the strength number, ␴ f h / ␳iBv2, for all v and h, to deter-
fitted with Samsung designed propellers. Thrust, torque and shaft mine Cbr and b.
rotation speed were measured separately on each shaft. For the The coefficients for the two hull forms are given in Table 2.
self-propulsion experiments, the model was towed through the ice From the nondimensional coefficients, the icebreaking resistance
at constant speed, and propeller revolution was varied to give in specified conditions at any scale may be determined. Figure 5
positive and negative values of the tow force. The model self- shows the model resistance forces for M501in 63 mm level ice.
propulsion point was interpolated from the data as the point at The comparison of results showed that the largest difference
which the tow force was zero. Maneuvering experiments were was in the breaking component. The total breaking force was
carried out with both hulls, and a wake survey was completed for higher for M501, as anticipated in the design modification. Con-
Model 501, which was fitted with the Samsung propeller. This trary to expectations, the submergence and clearing forces were
paper concentrates on the resistance and self-propulsion results. not reduced for M501. Over the range of velocities considered, the

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Table 2 Comparison of resistance coefficients

Cs Ccl c Cbr b

M493 1.10 1.86 1.02 0.89 1.92


M501 1.15 2.18 0.96 1.59 1.67

differences were small. Figure 6 compares breaking and clearing also no longer valid in ice.
resistance components over a range of model speeds for M493 Thrust measured in ice can be compared with the resistance in
and M501 in 63 mm level ice. ice, and a thrust deduction coefficient determined. The equivalent
coefficient can be determined from the open water overload ex-
4.4 Power Requirements in Ice. The measured parameters in periments. For the open water values, we have chosen to use a
the model self-propulsion tests in ice were expressed as quadratic flow identity method, which considers the open water overload
functions of propeller speed at each model speed in each set of ice data at the same model speed and shaft rate of rotation as the
conditions. The self-propulsion point was determined as the pro- self-propulsion point in ice. In this case, the only hydrodynamic
peller speed at which the model tow force vanished. Total thrust difference is the broken ice interfering with the propeller.
and total torque, expressed as quadratic functions of propeller Overall propulsive efficiency is another valid parameter, pro-
speed, were then evaluated at the self-propulsion point. vided that the main factors affecting propulsive efficiency in ice
For analysis of the self-propulsion in ice, it is convenient to are correctly modeled in the ice tank. These are the size, strength,
refer to coefficients, such as hull factors and propulsive efficiency, density and velocity of ice pieces, and the flow of ice around the
used in analysis of self-propulsion in open water. These param- stern. Hence the procedure for ship performance prediction as-
eters may be used to determine relative performance in ice and sumes that the net propulsive efficiency value obtained for the
open water. However, they do not correctly represent the dynam- model applies to the ship. Based on the results of model experi-
ics of a propeller in the presence of ice, since the changes in ments, the propulsive efficiency is primarily a function of ship
propeller force due to ice impacts or blocked flow may be much speed and ice thickness. So, when calculating delivered power for
larger than the effects of hull and wake in normal operating con- ice strengths other than the ones used for testing, it is assumed
ditions. For example, wake fraction uses thrust or torque identity that the propulsive efficiency does not change.
between the propeller in open flow and the propeller behind the For each model speed and ice condition, actual resistance was
ship to determine an equivalent mean flow velocity for the pro- calculated from the results of the experiments. Then the thrust
peller behind the ship. When ice is introduced the flow can no deduction coefficient t was determined from Eq. 共6兲 and an effec-
longer be steady and the concept of a wake fraction, based on the tive net propeller efficiency ␩D in ice was decided by Eq. 共7兲,
mean performance of the propeller behind the ship, no longer
applies. Relative rotative efficiency is also a link between a mean Rtot
steady flow in open water and behind the ship, and this concept is t=1− 共6兲
T

Rtotv
␩D = 共7兲
2␲nQ
where, T, Q, and n are thrust, torque, and shaft speed, respec-
tively. For comparison, the same calculations were made with the
open water results at the overload conditions, that is at the same
model and propeller speeds:
Rtot + Fx
t=1− 共8兲
T
and
共Rtot + Fx兲v
␩D = 共9兲
2␲nQ
where, Fx is the tow force at the given shaft speed. The open
Fig. 5 Model scale resistance components for M501, 63 mm
water efficiency is the optimum for the given overload condition.
Table 3 contains these results.
Figure 7 shows a comparison of the overall propulsive effi-
ciency for the two models in 63 mm and 30 mm of level ice,
respectively. The change in flow pattern near the stern due to the
change in skeg angle did not have a significant effect on propul-
sive efficiency. A small effect was observed at the highest speed.
Thrust deduction is a coefficient that can be applied to propul-
sive performance in ice, but its interpretation requires some care.
Ice impacts with the propeller are recorded as loss of thrust, but
typically the ice impacts are very short duration. If the ice impacts
are very large, they will influence the mean value of thrust. If the
model ship was self-propelled, it would slow down as a result of
the impacts. However, since the model is towed at constant speed,
the average thrust value can appear to be less than the value
needed to move the ship. Negative values of thrust deduction
Fig. 6 Model scale resistance components for M493 and M501, factor in ice are an indication of the degree of propeller ice inter-
63 mm ice action, rather than the thrust needed to propel the ship. The nega-

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Table 3 Model propulsive efficiency in open water and in ice

t t ␩d ␩d t t ␩d ␩d
V m/s M493គice M493គow M493គice M493គow M501គice M501គow M501គice M501គow
h = 30 mm
0.18 0.20 0.07 0.12 0.16
0.27 −0.16 0.25 0.23 0.24
0.36 0.31 0.09 0.20 0.23 0.04 0.26 0.21 0.24
0.55 0.22 0.10 0.32 0.31 0.04 0.33 0.30 0.27
h = 63 mm
0.18 −0.15 0.06 0.12 0.11
0.27 −0.13 0.13 0.16 0.14
0.36 −0.05 0.08 0.17 0.18 −0.09 0.15 0.18 0.16
0.55 −0.06 0.09 0.23 0.25 −0.06 0.17 0.19 0.19

tive values of t共ice兲 for both hulls in 63 mm ice indicate frequent tional manner. Table 3 shows these calculations. Skin friction was
propeller ice impacts, an observation that was corroborated by determined from Reynolds Number using the ITTC 1957 line. A
video records of the experiments. In thin ice, M493 experienced form factor of 1.3 and a correlation allowance of 0 were applied.
few impacts, hence t共ice兲 is high. For M501, ice from the side of The components of ice resistance may be calculated using the
the hull would occasionally become trapped in the propeller relations in Eqs. 共2兲–共5兲, the coefficients in Table 2, and the full-
stream, and so the value of t共ice兲 are mixed. scale values of ship and ice parameters. Delivered power was
Changes in thrust and torque can be used as a simple measure calculated from effective power using the propulsive efficiencies
of the degree of propeller-ice interaction. The ratio of Ti/ To in in ice reported in Table 3.
Fig. 8 gives a measure of the effect of ice on the thrust and the Figure 9 shows a comparison between M493 and M501 in 2 m
ratio of Qi/ Qo in Fig. 8 gives a measure of the effect of ice on the of level ice with a flexural strength of 500 kPa. This shows that
torque. These ratios for M493 and M501 are compared in Fig. 8. M493 has a slightly lower effective power than M501, although in
These figures show that both models have similar values of Ti/ To, absolute terms this difference is small. When the propulsion is
but M501 has a higher value of Qi/ Qo throughout the speed included, the difference becomes large at 6 knots.
range. The values obtained from M493 and M501 compare well
with other ships 关8兴.
Ship resistance in level ice at full scale is the sum of the com-
ponents in Eq. 共1兲. The open water resistance, Row, was deter-
mined from the model scale open water resistance by scaling the
wave making and frictional contributions separately, in the tradi-

Fig. 8 Propulsion ratios in ice, based on flow identity

Fig. 7 Propulsive efficiencies, 63 mm ice „top…, 30 mm ice


„bottom… Fig. 9 Comparison of power predictions in 2 m level ice

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5 Discussion Acknowledgments
Small differences in hull form parameters can be related to This work was conducted in cooperation with Samsung Heavy
specific differences in vessel performance in ice. Increased bow Industries Ltd. 共Korea兲, ASERC of Pusan National University
angles resulted in an increase in the breaking component of resis- 共Korea兲, MUN 共Canada兲, and NRC-CNRC IOT 共Canada兲.
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