Zhe Tian

The Development of Key Technologies in Applications of Vessels Connected to the Internet

With the development of science and technology, traffic perception, communication, information processing, artificial intelligence and the shipping information system have become important in supporting the realization of intelligent shipping transportation. Against this background, the Internet of Vessels (IoV) is proposed to integrate all these advanced technologies into a platform to meet the requirements of international and regional transportations. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how to benefit from the Internet of Vessels to improve the efficiency and safety of shipping, and promote the development of world transportation. In this paper, the IoV is introduced and its main architectures are outlined. Furthermore, the characteristics of the Internet of Vessels are described. Several important applications that illustrate the interaction of the Internet of Vessels’ components are proposed. Due to the development of the Internet of Vessels still being in its primary stage, challenges and prospects are identified and addressed. Finally, the main conclusions are drawn and future research priorities are provided for reference and as professional suggestions for future researchers in this field.

Dynamic Interaction Analysis of a 2D Propulsion Shaft-Ship Hull System Subjected by Sea Wave

Since there is an evident tendency of development of large scale ships, the interaction between the propulsion shaft and ship hull becomes severe due to the tremendously increased ship size. As a result the reliability of the vessels has been put in an important position by the companies and the governments all over the world. The excited forces caused by severe sea waves have considerable effects on the hull deformation which could have further impact on the shaft propulsion system. This paper aims to investigate the coupling dynamics between the large ship propulsion system and hull subjected by sea wave in 2-dimensional circumstance. To look into the coupling mechanism between the ship propulsion shaft, hull and sea waves, a 2-dimensional novel model of large ship propulsion-hull coupling system is presented in this work to analyze the dynamic interactions of the ship propulsion system and hull. According to the dynamic equations of the coupling model, the dynamical responses of the ship shaft and hull are obtained under different stiffness of the support bearings. The analysis indicates that choosing the suitable stiffness of bearings have an important effect on the coupled system.Copyright

Estimation of Vessel Emissions Inventory in Qingdao Port Based on Big data Analysis

We would also like to show our gratitude to the anonymous reviewers for their insightful ncomment on reviewing the manuscript. This research is funded by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of nChina (NSFC) (No. 51709244, 51505474) and UOW VC Fellowship.

Vibration characteristics analysis on ship propulsion system taking hull deformations into account

Original scientific paper Since an evident tendency of the shipbuilding is that the sizes of ships are larger and larger, the dynamic interactions between the propulsion system and ship hull in large scale ships are much severer than those of the small sized ships. Ship hull deformations caused by the action of heavy excited wave forces could affect the vibration characteristics of the propulsion system through bearings mounted on the ships. The reliability and safety of the propulsion system would be in a dangerous condition. In this paper, a novel simplified hull-propulsion system mathematical model is presented to investigate the dynamic interactions between the ship propulsion and hull deformations. Ship hull deformations were obtained as the excited forces under different sea conditions by numerical analysis. Then, based on the gained hull deformations, variable parameters involving stiffness of support bearings are considered on the vibration characteristics of propulsion. The findings of this work may provide a new insight to keep economy and security in both shipbuilding and ship operation fields.

Dynamic Responses of Ship Propulsion Shaft Under Hull Excitations at Bearings

With the development of ship enlargement and economization, dynamic interaction of a propulsion shaft and ship hull is more and more evident, especially when it is travelling in rough seas. Bearings, as the connection between propulsion shaft and ship hull, transmit the forces from ship hull to propulsion shaft. Thus, the model of shaft with the excitations at bearings can be seen as a simplified propulsion shaft-ship hull system to analyze the effect of hull deformation.Based on the theory of vibration of shaft, in this paper, equations of shaft motion and boundary conditions are presented. Moreover, in the continuity conditions equations at each support, harmonic forces from hull is included. Dynamic responses of propulsion shaft under hull deformation excitations are gained by analytical method. The effects of supports stiffness, locations of hull deformation excitations, the amplitude of excitations and shaft size are discussed by comparing the response displacements of observed points. At the same time, numerical calculation is set to validate the accuracy and feasibility of analytical method. The conclusions could apply the accordance for design and optimization of the ship propulsion shaft, when the hull deformation excitations at bearings are considered.Copyright

Analysis of Torsional Vibration of Large-Scale Ship Propulsion Shafting

This paper is based on the multi-body dynamic coupling theory and finite element theory. A multi-body dynamic coupling model of the large-scale vessel is built and the torsion vibration characteristics of slow-speed ship propulsion shafting are analyzed. The measurements of shafting torsional vibration in the real ship are compared with the results from the simulation model. Then, the differences between measurements and simulation results are analyzed in multi-orders. The analysis result indicates that the simulation results are almost the same with measurements obtained from the real ship, which verify the correctness and feasibility of the model. At the same time, the influence of ship hull deformation on the torsion vibration of ship propulsion shafting is discussed by Adams/Vibration. The analysis shows that the ship hull deformation could cause the significant increase of torsional vibration of ship propulsion shafting.Copyright

Simulation on the Dynamic Behavior of the Propulsion System Subjected by Hull Deformation for Large Vessels

This paper aims to investigate the dynamic behavior of the large ship propulsion system subjected by hull deformation. Evident tendency of development of large scale ships was shown that the interaction between the propulsion shaft and ship hull becomes much severer than before. The excited forces caused by severe sea waves have considerable effects on the hull deformation which could have further impact on the shaft propulsion system. On the contrary, the operation quality of ships and the durability of machines are threatened by the malfunctions of shaft propulsion system. As a result the reliability of the vessels has been put in an important position by the companies and the governments all over the world. For scientists, investigating the dynamic behavior of the propulsion system subjected by the hull deformation is a meaningful research to avoid malfunction of machine in navigation. Numerical analysis is now an effective method to analyze some key components on large vessels. Taking the 8530TEU container as an example, a numerical model of the large ship propulsion-hull coupling system is presented in this paper to analyze the dynamic behavior of the ship propulsion system subjected by hull deformation. The hull deformations are obtained under different sea conditions as the exciting forces which are used on the coupling system. Then the dynamical responds of the ship shaft are obtained. Based on the results, suggestions are proposed to ensure the normal operation of the propulsion system in different sea conditions.Copyright

Turbocharged Two-Stroke Diesel Engine of Large Vessels Modeling and Simulation

In this article, according to the work principle of turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine, the characteristic of volume method model is referenced to package the diesel engine and the packaged model is calculated. According to the Matlab/Simulink software platform, the model will be combined to form a full mean value engine model and join speed controller to control diesel engine speed. The variation of diesel engine’s various performance parameter and the dynamic characteristics based on the speed control law will be observed, which means reaching better purpose of using diesel engine. In the process of mean value engine model design, joining a scavenging coefficient and improving the excess air ratio will increase simulation precision. By means of the correlation analysis, the diesel engine models complying with the control requirements can be determined.