EVALUATION OF SUPPORTABILITY IN THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF NAVAL SHIPS

摘要

Failing to include Design for Support features in the early stages of the design of naval vessels can result in certain disadvantages, most notably long and expensive overhauls, reduced through-life adaptability and upgradability, and diminished operability. A genuine implementation of Design for Support features in the early stages of the ship design could be made feasible by the early consideration of the vessel’s internal arrangement. This paper describes ongoing work at University College London to develop an analysis tool which provides ship designers with a framework for early stage assessment of various internal arrangements from a through-life support perspective. The research projectrnconsiders both method and tool development.