SESS3024 Marine Craft Concept Design
Module Overview
Developing the overall design of a marine craft to meet owner’s requirements together with relevant statutory regulations is fundamental to the practice of naval architecture. This module entails the development of a marine craft design to concept stage, taking due account of the owner’s requirements and craft mission to derive craft dimensions and operating characteristics. The design is developed in sufficient detail to allow preliminary weight and cost estimates to be made and checks against statutory regulations for safety and environmental performance to be conducted. Students work as a design team, with each responsible for individual technical and managerial aspects of design, working together to integrate components. Regular ‘design review’ interviews are held throughout the module. Pre-requisite module/s: SESS2017 (or equivalent)
Aims and Objectives
Module Aims
Provide an understanding of the fundamental steps in the marine craft concept design process.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The functions and applications of marine craft concept design methodologies.
- The additions which have to be made to the powering of ships in service, for accurate design estimation of installed power.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Apply the methodologies and tools used in the marine craft concept design process to the concept design of a marine craft.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Work as a group on a concept design assignment.
- Evaluate competing design drivers and alternatives to make a reasoned technical choice.
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Create a concept design and carry out relevant checks to verify its feasibility, given an outline specification.
- Carry out calculations for the derivation of ship powering components in service.
Syllabus
The course entails the development of a marine craft design to concept stage, taking due account of the following aspects: • Owners requirements/mission • Outline specification, including requirements for cargo mass/volume/passenger number, speed, range and operating environment • Dimensions • Preliminary stability check • Preliminary powering estimates including additions necessary for estimation of powering margins (air resistance, roughness, fouling and added resistance in waves) • Masses and centres estimates • Body plan • Hydrostatics/stability/floodable length and damaged stability assessments • Powering/propulsion machinery selection • Preliminary investigation of auxiliary machinery requirements (including HVAC systems) • Structure: concept midship section • Seakeeping: preliminary assessment of motions, added resistance, limits of operation • Statutory regulations: application of relevant regulations (e.g. SOLAS, HSC code, MARPOL as relevant) • Sustainability, environmental and safety issues • Layout/GA: to include cargo/passenger areas, officer/crew accommodation and engine room layout
Special Features
Regular ‘design review’ interviews held to provide informal feedback on progress and guidance. Industry involvement through lectures and participation in design classes and reviews. Industry-led ‘desktop review’ session to provide feedback on overall achievement.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching methods include Supervised weekly design office sessions supported by lectures in specific aspects and guest lecturers from industry where appropriate. • Learning activities include • Individual and group work on marine craft design calculations. • Individual and group work on producing a concept ship general arrangement plan.
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Wider reading or practice | 10 |
| Supervised time in studio/workshop | 30 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 11 |
| Completion of assessment task | 72 |
| Lecture | 9 |
| Follow-up work | 11 |
| Seminar | 7 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
RINA ‘Significant Ships’ and ‘Significant Small Ships’ series..
Molland, A.F., Turnock, S.R., Hudson, D.A., (2011). Ship Resistance and Propulsion: Practical Estimation of Ship Propulsive Power.
Rawson and Tupper. Basic Ship Theory.
T.C. Gilmer. Modern Ship Design.
Classification Society rules.
Various papers. in Transactions of RINA and SNAME
Taggart. Ship Design and Construction.
Relevant statutory regulations. such as LSA, accommodation, load lines (freeboard), HSC code, Large Yacht code, SOLAS, Small Commercial Vessels code, etc.
Schneekluth. Ship Design for Efficiency and Economy.
D.G.M. Watson. Practical Ship Design.
Database. of relevant marine craft and design information.
S. Erichsen. Management of Marne Design.
Assessment
Assessment Strategy
Referral Method: Report submission and supporting calculations for a chosen substantive technical element of the design (e.g. stability, powering or structures calculations) and an improved General Arrangement drawing (i.e. improving their own contribution to previous collective effort). This will be assessed via a structured viva where a series of questions will be asked and responses noted. = 100%
Summative
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Report | 80% |
| Report | 20% |
Referral
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Report | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal
Linked modules
Pre-requisite: SESS2017 Ship Design And Economics.