In this study, experiments were performed using a model of a very large crude oil carrier (VLCC), which is a typical blunt ship, in a wave-making towing tank. The aim of the experiments was to determine the effect of added resistance in waves on the various operating conditions of a VLCC. An analysis of the results was conducted to determine the characteristics of resistance performance in waves. In addition, the characteristics of added resistance on a tanker were analyzed under irregular waves based upon the above result. The experimental results showed that added resistance was the highest around λ/L = 1.0, and the added resistance increased with the increase of the ship speed. Furthermore, under even keel conditions, the added resistance was higher than that under the trim changes, and the smallest added resistance was measured at the trim by the stern. Based on the experimental results, this study proposes effective operating conditions by analyzing the characteristics of the mean added resistance and the expected extreme response in irregular waves.
지금까지의 강구조설계에서는 일반적인 탄성좌굴개념을 적용하고 있다. 왜냐하면 현재까지의 실적선의 데이터와 경험적인 방법에 의해 도출된 여러 가지 룰에 의한 데이터가 상당히 신뢰할만한 정도를 갖고 있기 때문이라고 판단하기 때문이다. 그러나, 최근들어 판두께가 박판인 고장력강재가 선체에 폭넓게 사용되어지면서 탄성좌굴발생 시점이 빨라졌으며 이에따른 탄소성거동을 정확히 예측할 필요성이 대두되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 선체의 이중저 판넬구조에서 압축하중을 받을때의 실제판부재의 주변지지조건을 네가지로 이성화하여 해석하였으며, 이때 실제 필연적으로 존재하게 되는 열가공에 의한 비대칭형 초기처짐을 적용하였고, 비선형해석기법으로서는 Arc-length method를 적용하였고 해석코드는 범용유한요소법 소프트웨어로 잘 알려진 ANSYS를 사용하였다.