7/24/2020 Bollard Pull calculation of Ship

Ship Particulars
Length (L) 49 m
Breadth (B) 13.2 m
Depth (D) 5.3 m
Draft (T) 4.5 m
Tow Speed In Storm 5 knots
Tow Speed In Transit 10 knots
Environmental Condition
Seawater Density (Rho) 1025 kg/m^3
Wind Speed for Storm Condition 13.0 knots
Wind Speed for Transit Condition 7.0 m/s
Significant Wave Height Hs (In Storm) 5 m
Significant Wave Height Hs (In Transit) 1.2 m
Water Current Speed in Storm (Wc) 1.00 knots
Wind Force in Calm Water & towing
Transverse Windage area after main deck
Width (B) 10 m
Height (H) 30 m
Total Area 310.6 m^2
Density of Air 1.29 kg/m^3
Shape factor of Windage area C 1
Wind Load In Storm 1.7 Ton
Wind Load In Transit 1.5 Ton
Current Force in Calm Water & towing
C = 0.4* 1.05 ( choose based on hull shape) 0.42
Current Load In Storm 12.2 Ton
Current Load In Transit 40.9 Ton
Mean Wave Drift Force at zero Speed(Based from DNV-RP_H103)
Reflection coefficient (Based on DNV rules ) 0.45
Wave drift force in Storm 8.6
Wave drift force in Transit 0.5 Ton
Towline pull required (TPR) in Storm 22.5 Ton
Towline pull required (TPR) in Transit 43.0 Ton
Tug Boat efficiency 2
Tug Boat Bollard Pull Capacity in Storm 11.2 Ton
Tug Boat Bollard Pull Capacity in Transit 21.5 Ton

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