In the present study, numerical analysis algorithm for the hull form optimization was taken into account using optimization algorithm. In this algorithm the sequential quadratic programming method was applied as an optimizer and the potential-based panel method was adopted to get the wave resistance coefficient as the objective function. The hull form was modified using the B-spline surface modeling technique during the whole optimization process. The developed numerical analysis algorithm was applied to the 300K VLCC and the optimized ship were compared with the original ship.

In this paper a study on prediction of the wave resistance performance of a very large crude oil carrier(300K VLCC) was taken into account according to the changes in L/B/T. The wave resistance of the ship was calculated using the potential based panel method in which exact nonlinear free surface boundary conditions and the trim and sinkage were considered. The panel cutting method were implemented to generate the hull surface panel and the free surface panel were generated using the variable free surface method. The numerical analysis was carried out according to the 12 different ships. The wave resistance coefficients and the wave patterns of the 12 different ships were compared with each other. As a result the wave resistance of a ship was found to be significantly affected in L/B than T.

In the present study, numerical algorithms for a very large crude oil carrier(300K VLCC) were taken into account. The potential flow analysis method was adopted to predict the flow pattern and the fluid force around a ship. The exact nonlinear free surface boundary condition were compared to predict the wave system generated by the ship and the trim and sinkage state of the ship also were considered. In order to deal with complex geometries of the 300K VLCC the panel cutting method was adopted to generate the ship surface panel and the variable free surface panel method was taken applied to generate the free surface panel. The developed numerical analysis algorithm were applied to the 300K VLCC and the results predicted by the numerical analysis were compared with the experimental data