SPEED AND POWER PREDICTION FOR TOWAGE OF LARGE STRUCTURES

The planning process for the ocean towage of large vessels and offshore structures requires that there be information on the required speed/tow force, the tug power and the fuel consumption. This paper presents (1) a concise outline of the governing factors in tow performance and (2) calculation procedures for the prediction of required power or achievable tow speeds.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conference paper
• Authors:
  • van den Boom, H J
  • Stierman, E J
• Conference:
  • International Tug Convention, 10th
  • Location: Sydney, Australia
  • Date: 1988-9-26 to 1988-9-30
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 12p., incl. discuss.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy consumption; Ocean going tugs; Towing devices
• Uncontrolled Terms: Large ships
• Old TRIS Terms: Platform towing; Power prediction; Ship speed
• Subject Areas: Energy; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00659799
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM