SHIP DESIGN

Different types of phases in

design spiral
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 The design spiral is a methodology for developing ship designs.

 This is an iterative process.
 Each successive iteration is referred to as a 'spin' of the spiral.

 The four phases in design spiral are :

1. Concept design phase
2. Preliminary design phase
3. Contract design phase
4. Detail design phase
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basic design

Concept design + Preliminary design

Basic design includes the selection of

• Ship dimensions
• Hull form
• Power
• Arrangement of machinery etc.

In overall design process, basic design is followed by

contract design and detailed design.
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concept design :
 Determination the fundamental elements of the proposed ship (ship type and
its L , B , T , D , V etc.)
 Includes light-ship weight estimates
 Used as a talking paper for obtaining approximate construction costs

preliminary design :
 Determination of the main hull dimensions and of some form
coefficients
 Sketch of the General Arrangement, defining the compartment
configuration
 Preparation of preliminary Body Plan, sufficient to allow the evaluation of
the stability and of the cargo capacities
 Prevision of the propulsive power
 Estimation of the lightship weight
 Estimation of ship cost
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contract design :
 Ship Specification(faired lines, power based on model
testing, sea-keeping and maneuvering characteristics etc.)
 Final general Arrangement
 Body Plan, with enough detail to allow the manufacture of
scaled models for testing in hydrodynamic towing tanks
 Classification drawings of the structures (mid-ship section,
typical bulkheads, shell expansion, bow & stern structures)
 Stability and longitudinal resistance
computations/calculations
 Diagrams of the main piping systems (cargo, ballast, bilge,
firefighting, etc.)
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detail design :
 Total fairing of the body plan, defining all the structural
frames, decks, seams and butts of the shell plates
 Production drawings of the structures detailed to the block level
 Material Specifications
 Information for cutting, bending and assembly of plates and
stiffeners (drawings, cutting tapes or files, moulds , pin-jigs ,etc.)
 Isometric drawings of the piping systems (for manufacture)
 Arrangement of the piping systems (for assembly)
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For a moderate size vessel:

Concept Design : 20 work-days

Preliminary Design : 300 work-days
Contract Design : 5,000 work-days
Detail Design : 60,000 work-days

1 work-day= 8 hours of work/day

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