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This book details every facet of ship design and design integration including naval architecture and marine engineering applications and principles relevant to the design of various systems, advanced numerical techniques applicable to maritime design procedure at the concept design stage. Second edition of this book discusses related sustainability aspects, high speed computing, handling of big data, data communication and virtual reality. It further includes second generation stability assessment and usage of alternative fuels.
- Highlights the shape design methodology of ship forms and layout design principles
- Discusses modern concepts of safety of marine vehicles and use of alternate fuels for sustainability
- Introduces the design for production aspects in marine product development
- Covers climate change effects on marine environment
- Explores XR and Digital Twin concept applicability in the ship design process
This book is aimed at students and design professionals in the field of shipping, shipbuilding and offshore engineering.
List of contents
1. Introduction 2. Marine Environment 3. Design Process 4. Engineering Economics 5. Vehicle Parameter Estimation6. Stability of Floating Bodies7. Hydrodynamic Design 8. Hull Form Design9. Machinery System10. Structural Design 11. Layout Design 12. Design for Safety13. Design for Sustainability14. Design for Production 15. Decision-making Process 16. Design Management
About the author
Suresh Chandra Misra graduated with B Tech(Hons) in Naval Architecture from IIT Kharagpur in 1970 and obtained his Ph D from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK in 1976. After a brief stint as design engineer in Hindustan Shipyard Ltd. at Visakhapatnam, he joined IIT Kharagpur as faculty and retired as Professor in 2013. From 2009 to 2013 he was the first Director of Indian Maritime University, Visakhapatnam campus. After retirement he has been a visiting faculty at different Indian institutions. He has served as the Chairman of Naval Research Board, DRDO NewDelhi, from 2016 till 2021. Currently he is a member of Board of Governors of National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai. He has obtained the Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2021 of IIT Kharagpur. He has also been conferred the Eminent Engineer Award in the Marine Engineering Division of the Institution of Engineers, India in December 2022. In March 2024 he has been awarded a Thank you citation for all-round contribution in the field of Naval Architecture by the Institution of Naval Architects, Mumbai. He is the Founder President of the technical society, Forum for River and Ocean Scientists and Technologies (FROST).
