EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT TRADING ROUTES ON FATIGUE DAMAGE FORA 216K M-3 LNG CARRIER

Özgüç Ö.

JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-TAIWAN, vol.25, no.4, pp.458-463, 2017 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.6119/jmst-017-0406-1
  • Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-TAIWAN
  • Page Numbers: pp.458-463

Abstract

This paper aims to address long term loads and fatigue damage accumulation for different trading routes relative to North Atlantic operations based on IACS scatter diagram for a 216,000 m(3) LNG carrier. The evaluation is based on direct wave load analysis using WASIM and scatter diagrams created in accordance with DNV Code 30.5 for the following trades: