Jialun Liu

Manoeuvrability is a determinant factor for navigation safety, transport efficiency, and energy conservation. However, for inland ships, there are no criteria as clear as those for sea-going ships, such as the IMO Manoeuvrability Standards. In order to give clearer reference standards for inland ship designers, benchmark manoeuvres and relevant parameters will be defined in the research. Based on these manoeuvres, criteria will be concluded. On the other hand, among all the impact factors on manoeuvrability, rudders have crucial effects on course keeping, heading correction, ship resistance, and propulsive efficiency, but we know little about them, especially for inland ships with complex arrangements. Apart from the rudder performance, how do other ship particulars affect the overall ship manoeuvrability? In conclusion, the final goal of this research is to answer the following question:

What are the design criteria for inland ship manoeuvrability and how to achieve them?

Answering this question, we can achieve a better knowledge of the influence of design variations on the sailing characteristics of inland ships, which can significantly increase the safety envelope.

Contact:
r.g.hekkenberg@tudelft.nl
j.liu@tudelft.nl