Predicting ship fuel consumption
Subtitle: update
By: by David A. Schrady, Gordon K. Smyth, Robert B. Vassian
Contributors: Smyth, Gordon K.; Vassian, Robert Bruce; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Dept. of Operations Research
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 65
Subjects: FUEL CONSUMPTION; SHIPS
Other titles: NPS-OR-96-007.
Description: This report is concerned with the prediction of ship propulsion fuel consumption as a      function of ship speed for U.S. Navy combatant and auxiliary ships. Prediction is based      on fitting an analytic function to published ship class speed-fuel use data using nonlinear      regression. The form of the analytic function fitted is motivated by the literature on ship      powering and resistance. The report discusses data sources and data issues, and the      impact of ship propulsion plant configuration on fuel use. The regression coefficients of      the exponential function fitted, tabular numerical comparison of predicted and actual fuel      use data, the standard error of the estimate, and plots of actual and fitted data are given      for 22 classes of Navy ships
Notes: Cover title.

"NPS-OR-96-007."

"July 1996."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 15).

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