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Simple FPSO Hull Weight Estimate Formula And Its Indications on Optimizing FPSO Hull Weight during
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Simple FPSO Hull Weight Estimate Formula
And Its Indications on Optimizing FPSO
Hull Weight during Conceptual Study
Jun Zou, Ph.D.
Director of Naval Architecture

January 31, 2020

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Outline
• Simple FPSO Hull Weight Estimate Formula
• Parametric Studies on Varying Vessel Lengths
• Parametric Studies on Varying Vessel Breaths
• Discussions

2
Simple FPSO Hull Weight Estimate Formula -1/2
Real Hull Estimated Estimated Estimated
FPSO # L (m) B (m) D (m) T (m) T/D Weight (mt) Hull Wt (mt) +15% (mt) -15% (mt)
Hull_Weight =
1 310 61 31 23 0.742 70,500 67,401 77,511 57,290
2 310 61 32 24 0.750 75,750 68,874 79,205 58,543 1 .
3 285 63 32.3 24 0.743 56,300 61,120 70,288 51,952 × + ×
4 285 63 32.3 24 0.743 56,300 61,120 70,288 51,952 9.81
5 310 58 32 23 0.719 56,000 63,875 73,456 54,294 Where:
6 325 61 32 25 0.781 82,000 77,378 88,985 65,771
L: Vessel Length (m)
7 305 61 32 25 0.781 63,490 69,901 80,386 59,416
B: Vessel Breath (m)
8 320 58.4 32 24 0.750 68,410 70,437 81,003 59,871
D: Vessel Depth (m)
9 300 60 32 23 0.719 52,500 61,957 71,251 52,663
10
T: Vessel Draft (m)
269 50.6 29 19 0.655 40,600 41,040 47,196 34,884

Notes:
1. Real FPSO hull weights were copied from the technical paper “Simplified Estimated hull weight
Model for the Weight Estimation of Floating Offshore Structure Using the
Genetic Programming Method” by M. Roh and S. Ha (2014)
unit is in metric ton

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Simple FPSO Hull Weight Estimate Formula -2/2
100,000
Estimated Hull Wt
Validations:
90,000
Estimated Hull Wt +15%
Real Hull Wt
1. Based on simple
Estimated Hull Wt - 15% formula to estimate
FPSO Hull Weight (mt)

80,000
FPSO hull weights
70,000
2. Considered +/- 15%
60,000 error ranges which yield
50,000
the high and low ends of
estimated values
40,000
3. Plotted against real
30,000 FPSO hull weights
20,000
4. Reasonable agreements
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 have been observed
FPSO #

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Parametric Studies on Varying Vessel Lengths
Displacement Estimated Hull Wt (mt)
80000
L (m) B (m) D (m) T (m) T/D (mt) - Note 1 by Vessel Length Variation
248 60 32 22 0.6875 335544 43703 75000
252 60 32 22 0.6875 340956 44837 Hull Weights by Varying Vessel Length
256 60 32 22 0.6875 346368 45981 70000
260 60 32 22 0.6875 351780 47136

Hull Weight (m)

264 60 32 22 0.6875 357192 48301 65000
268 60 32 22 0.6875 362604 49477
272 60 32 22 0.6875 368016 50664 60000
276 60 32 22 0.6875 373428 51862
280 60 32 22 0.6875 378840 53069 55000
284 60 32 22 0.6875 384252 54288
288 60 32 22 0.6875 389664 55516 50000
292 60 32 22 0.6875 395076 56755
45000
296 60 32 22 0.6875 400488 58004
300 60 32 22 0.6875 405900 59263
40000
304 60 32 22 0.6875 411312 60533
240 260 280 300 320 340 360
308 60 32 22 0.6875 416724 61812
312 60 32 22 0.6875 422136 63101 Length Variations (m)
316 60 32 22 0.6875 427548 64401
320 60 32 22 0.6875 432960 65710
324 60 32 22 0.6875 438372 67029 • Keep “B”, “D” and “T” same
328 60 32 22 0.6875 443784 68358
332 60 32 22 0.6875 449196 69697
• Vary “L” Only
336
340
60
60
32
32
22
22
0.6875
0.6875
454608
460020
71045
72403
• To derive the variation slope due to length
344 60 32 22 0.6875 465432 73771 variations
348 60 32 22 0.6875 470844 75148
352 60 32 22 0.6875 476256 76535
Note 1: assume the vessel is rectangular box shape

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Parametric Studies on Varying Vessel Breaths
Displacement Estimated Hull Wt (mt)
70000
L (m) B (m) D (m) T (m) T/D (mt) - Note 1 by Vessel Breath Variation
300 49.6 32 22 0.6875 335544 52564
300 50.4 32 22 0.6875 340956 53079 65000 Hull Weights by Varying Vessel Breath
300 51.2 32 22 0.6875 346368 53595
300 52 32 22 0.6875 351780 54110
60000

Hull Weight (m)

300 52.8 32 22 0.6875 357192 54625
300 53.6 32 22 0.6875 362604 55141
300 54.4 32 22 0.6875 368016 55656 55000
300 55.2 32 22 0.6875 373428 56171
300 56 32 22 0.6875 378840 56687
300 56.8 32 22 0.6875 384252 57202 50000
300 57.6 32 22 0.6875 389664 57717
300 58.4 32 22 0.6875 395076 58233 45000
300 59.2 32 22 0.6875 400488 58748
300 60 32 22 0.6875 405900 59263
300 60.8 32 22 0.6875 411312 59779 40000
300 61.6 32 22 0.6875 416724 60294 48 52 56 60 64 68 72
300 62.4 32 22 0.6875 422136 60809 Breath Variations (m)
300 63.2 32 22 0.6875 427548 61325
300 64 32 22 0.6875 432960 61840
300 64.8 32 22 0.6875 438372 62355 • Keep “L”, “D” and “T” same
300 65.6 32 22 0.6875 443784 62871
300 66.4 32 22 0.6875 449196 63386 • Keep corresponding displacement same
300 67.2 32 22 0.6875 454608 63901
300 68 32 22 0.6875 460020 64417 • Vary “B” Only
300
300
68.8
69.6
32
32
22
22
0.6875
0.6875
465432
470844
64932
65447
• To derive the variation slope due to breath
300 70.4 32 22 0.6875
Note 1: assume the vessel is rectangular box shape
476256 65963 variations

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Discussions
80000

75000 Hull Weights by Varying Vessel Length

• if displacement needs to decrease and
Hull Weights by Varying Vessel Breath
70000 without scarifying stability, safety,
minimum required deck area, reducing
Hull Weight (m)

65000 vessel length is the most efficient way

to optimize hull weight
60000
• If displacement needs to increase and
55000
without scarifying safety, minimum
required deck area and dry dock
50000 constrains, increasing vessel breath is
the most efficient way to optimize hull
45000 weight

40000
Length Variation or Equivalent Breath Variation (m)

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