Design and Strength Analysis of Foundation and Reinforcement for Windlass of 85 000 DWT Bulk Carrier
In this paper,with regard to the design of the windlass foundation and reinforcing structure of the 85000 DWT bulk carrier and on the premise that ensures safe operation and ease of maintenance for the windlass,a preliminary design scheme is proposed on basis of such principles as simplified supporting structure,compatibility between the reinforcing structure and the main hull configuration,and construction feasibility.A local finite element model of both windlass foundation and reinforcing structure is developed to analyze stress distribution under various operational conditions.The windlass foundation and reinforecment is designed in an optimized way to operate at different working conditions,which provides valuable reference for future layouts of similar windlass equipment and bow structural design.
bulk carrierswindlass foundation and reinforcementstructure designstrength analysis