A new method for calculating fuel consumption and displacement of a ship in maritime transport

Mersin K., Alkan G., Mısırlıoğlu T.

Cogent Engineering, cilt.4, sa.1, 2017 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/23311916.2017.1415107
  • Dergi Adı: Cogent Engineering
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: displacement, fuel consumption, optimum speed
  • İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2018 The Author(s). This open access article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license.Fuel consumption is the most important parameter which is effected by the petrol prices. Optimization of the sailing speed decreases the fuel cost because it is proportional to the sailing speed. In this study, the present fuel consumption formula has been improved by finding a formula that shows the change of the displacement of the ship according to the time.