Author Contributions
Conceptualization, S.K.; methodology, S.K.; validation, S.Y. and Y.Y.; formal analysis, S.K.; data curation, S.Y.; writing—original draft preparation, S.K.; writing—review and editing, S.K.; funding acquisition, S.K. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Figure 1.
Fuel oil consumption time series due to different speed control methods.
Figure 1.
Fuel oil consumption time series due to different speed control methods.
Figure 2.
Fuel Oil Consumption estimation procedure (ISO 15016:2015 and Holtrop–Mennen method).
Figure 2.
Fuel Oil Consumption estimation procedure (ISO 15016:2015 and Holtrop–Mennen method).
Figure 3.
Specific fuel oil consumption and gas emission.
Figure 3.
Specific fuel oil consumption and gas emission.
Figure 4.
Environmental effects on ship fuel oil consumption modeling.
Figure 4.
Environmental effects on ship fuel oil consumption modeling.
Figure 5.
Wake and thrust deduction variation.
Figure 5.
Wake and thrust deduction variation.
Figure 6.
Torque and thrust coefficients under waves.
Figure 6.
Torque and thrust coefficients under waves.
Figure 7.
Conventional state of the art (3DDP) routing algorithm.
Figure 7.
Conventional state of the art (3DDP) routing algorithm.
Figure 8.
Speed change according to speed control method.
Figure 8.
Speed change according to speed control method.
Figure 9.
Fuel oil consumption time history according to speed control methods.
Figure 9.
Fuel oil consumption time history according to speed control methods.
Figure 10.
Schematic diagram of the modified fixed power control.
Figure 10.
Schematic diagram of the modified fixed power control.
Figure 11.
Estimated time arrival (modified fixed power control vs. speed governor control).
Figure 11.
Estimated time arrival (modified fixed power control vs. speed governor control).
Figure 12.
Wave feed forward control algorithm.
Figure 12.
Wave feed forward control algorithm.
Figure 13.
Target vessel—173 K LNG Carrier.
Figure 13.
Target vessel—173 K LNG Carrier.
Figure 14.
Speed, fuel oil consumption, and gas emission.
Figure 14.
Speed, fuel oil consumption, and gas emission.
Figure 15.
Pacific route case.
Figure 15.
Pacific route case.
Figure 16.
Pacific voyage planning results.
Figure 16.
Pacific voyage planning results.
Figure 17.
The Atlantic Route Case.
Figure 17.
The Atlantic Route Case.
Figure 18.
The Atlantic voyage and Pacific voyage planning results.
Figure 18.
The Atlantic voyage and Pacific voyage planning results.
Table 1.
173 K LNG Carrier engine specification.
Table 1.
173 K LNG Carrier engine specification.
Spec | Type |
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Model | 5G70MEGI |
Propulsion | Twin |
Operation Mode | Fuel & Gas |
Capacity | 12500 kW at MCR |
Table 2.
Principal dimension of 173 K LNG Carrier.
Table 2.
Principal dimension of 173 K LNG Carrier.
Item | Unit | Value |
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LBP | m | 283.0 |
Breadth | m | 46.4 |
Draft | m | 11.5 |
Propulsion Type | - | Twin |
Propeller Diameter | m | 8.3 |
Table 3.
Weather condition at voyage stage.
Table 3.
Weather condition at voyage stage.
Stage | Speed Command (K) | Weather |
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1 | 5 | Mild |
2 | 7 | Medium |
3 | 9 | Adverse |
4 | 8 | Adverse |
5 | 6 | Mild |
6 | 4 | Adverse |
7 | 9 | Medium |
8 | 10 | Adverse |
9 | 6 | Adverse |
10 | 4 | Medium |
11 | 5 | Mild |
12 | 7 | Medium |
13 | 9 | Adverse |
14 | 8 | adverse |
15 | 6 | Mild |
16 | 4 | Adverse |
17 | 9 | Medium |
18 | 10 | Adverse |
19 | 6 | Adverse |
20 | 4 | Medium |
Table 4.
Example data set for the fuel oil consumption estimation at stage 2.
Table 4.
Example data set for the fuel oil consumption estimation at stage 2.
| Value (Unit) | | Value (Unit) |
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Sea State | Medium (-) | t (thrust deduction) | 0.1900 (-) |
Speed | 7 (Knot) | w (wake) | 0.2500 (-) |
Rwind | 28 (Kilo Newton) | Powercalm | 273.25 (KW) |
Rwave | 18 (Kilo Newton) | Powerenvironment | 49.18 (KW) |
Rcalm | 259 (Kilo Newton) | ηR | 0.973 |
KT | 0.2827 (-) | ηH | 1.08 |
KQ | 0.0403 (-) | FOC | 204 ton |
η0 | 0.4598 (-) | CO2 | 283 ton |
Table 5.
Designed environmental condition (mild, medium, and adverse condition).
Table 5.
Designed environmental condition (mild, medium, and adverse condition).
Beaufort | Wind Speed(m/s) | Significant Wave Height (m) |
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3 (Mild) | 4.4 | 0.6 |
5 (Medium) | 6.8 | 2.0 |
7 (Adverse) | 9.4 | 4.0 |
Table 6.
Voyage results according to speed control methods.
Table 6.
Voyage results according to speed control methods.
| Speed Governor | Modified Fixed Power | Wave Feedforward |
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Fuel Oil Consumption | 100% | 91% | 85% |
Table 7.
The Pacific route conditions.
Table 7.
The Pacific route conditions.
| Unit | Value |
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Departure Port (Latitude, Longitude) | Degree | 26°12′ N, 127°76′ E |
Arrival Port (Latitude, Longitude) | Degree | 21°84′ N, 160°24′ W |
Season | - | Winter |
Required Time Arrival | Day | 10 |
Table 8.
Pacific case—accumulated FOC and gas emission results.
Table 8.
Pacific case—accumulated FOC and gas emission results.
| Fuel Oil Consumption (%) | Gas Emission (%) |
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Speed Governor | 100.00 | 100.00 |
Modified Fixed Power | 90.34 | 90.24 |
Wave Feed Forward | 84.99 | 85.22 |
Table 9.
The Atlantic route conditions.
Table 9.
The Atlantic route conditions.
| Unit | Value |
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Departure Port (Latitude, Longitude) | Degree | 49°49′ N, 0°11′ E |
Arrival Port (Latitude, Longitude) | Degree | 41°28′ N, 70°10′ W |
Season | - | Winter |
Required Time Arrival | Day | 7.5 |
Table 10.
The Atlantic case—accumulated FOC and gas emission results.
Table 10.
The Atlantic case—accumulated FOC and gas emission results.
| Fuel Oil Consumption (%) | Gas Emission (%) |
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Speed Governor | 100.00 | 100.00 |
Modified Fixed Power | 87.83 | 91.74 |
Wave Feed Forward | 84.18 | 85.64 |