Document Type : Original Manuscript
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Department of Naval Architecture - Faculty of Marine Engineering - Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology, Khorramshahr, Iran.
Abstract
Estimating the required propulsive power of a vessel at early stage of design is important from two aspects, which are estimating the weight of the machinery as a function of required power and estimating the amount of fuel needed to determine the initial capacity of the vessel. This approximation can be based on empirical formulas, data of similar ships or diagrams deduced from statistical data for various types and sizes of ships. Current empirical formulas for estimating ship power are only limited to very few general equations and are inaccurate for specific type of vessels. In this study, by using 90 container ship data and multiple linear regression method, several statistical models were prepared and statistically analyzed considering the influence of the main parameters of the vessels on the required amount of power, and finally a suitable formula extracted. Evaluation of the extracted formula indicates acceptable accuracy for the container ships which can be used to estimate the required power of container ships within the range of this formula.
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