Icebergs for Kuwait Question 1 What do we know? cost of desalinating distance from Pole shrinkage factor (0.

85) rental costs and capacities of three ship sizes melting rates fuel costs What can we assume? icebergs are available without cost ships travel at constant speed icebergs are spherical What could the results look like? cost of fresh water in Kuwait for every alternative optimal combination of size of berg and ship What information can be brought to bear? rental costs and capacities of three ship sizes melting rates fuel costs What can we ask the client? are there intermediate ship sizes? can multiple ships tow and iceberg? have icebergs been towed for another purpose? what factors contribute to the melting of an iceberg? Similar situations or problems? freight shipment by air, train, truck Question 2 Problem statements: In what ways could we? supply fresh water to Kuwait? utilize icebergs to supply fresh water to Kuwait? reduce the costs of fresh water in Kuwait? tow icebergs to Kuwait economically? Question 3 Decisions size of ship size of berg speed of travel Objectives minimize cost of delivered fresh water achieve cost-effective utilization of icebergs for fresh water Constraints NA

Question 4

Days Towed Size of Berg

Rental Cost

Size of Boat

Fuel Cost

Total Cost Cost of Fresh

Speed Distance from Pole Melting Rate Volume Delivered

Shrinkage

Question 5 Ways to simplify assume one ship size assume one berg size assume berg is a sphere ignore differences in friction due to air and water assume ships travel at constant speeds Question 6 Modules volume of berg from initial to final size costs: rental and fuel

Question 7 Key relationships rental as a function of ship size maximum load as a function of ship size melting rates as a function of speed and distance from Pole fuel costs as a function of speed and current volume Question 8 Parameters shrinkage factor travel distance cost of conventional water various parameters depending on the relationships below