An optimisation Approach to Fueling Warships at Sea

Abstract

(ling at sea is an essential and vital
eration for warships. Not only
:ing wartime but also whei i ships
duct exercises during peacetime,
liishment at sea is carried out to
insfer men and material from one
ito another. Fueling is a subset of
■ replenishment at sea operations,
ie fueling operation is not carried
carefully, either a fuel spillage
urs which is a fire hazard and
isumes many m an-hours in
ning the mess, or the fueling
ition increases that makes the
ship and the oil tanker a good
| for the enemy. In this paj ier, the
pal scenario of fueling ai sea is
cussed. A m a th e m a tic a l
jamming model is formulated
solved using the optimal control
ry. This model is based on the
lor’s experience in fueling
der class frigates, a type of
hip used by many countries.
I rules of thumb are devised to
ate the pumping rate in the
ig process. The rules would
rate the ship's Engineer Officer
iderstand the control action
)ut getting involved in the
ematical jargon.