STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF ENGINE POWER FOR AHTS VESSELS BASED ON VESSEL REGISTRATION DATA

Abstract

The paper illustrates the statistical analysis and primary determination method for the output power of main and generator engines on the Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel (AHTS). Firstly, the overview of AHTS, research methodology, statistical data sources including output power and specification parameters of AHTS are presented. Secondly, based on the result of statistical data analysed, a consistent and the reliable linear regression model are established, which show a good correlation between the output power of engines and the dimensional module parameters along with the bollard pull. In a result, the linear regression model can be referred to preliminarily determine the output power of main and generator engines during the design process.