An optimisation Approach to Fueling Warships at Sea

Abstract

(ling at sea is an essential and vitaleration for warships. Not only:ing wartime but also wheiiships 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 inning the mess, or the fuelingition increases that makes the ship and the oil tanker a good | for the enemy. In this pajier, the pal scenario of fueling ai sea is cussed. Ama the matical jamming model is formulated solved using the optimal controlry. 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 theig process. The rules would rate the ship's Engineer Officer iders tand the control action )ut getting involved in the ematical jargon.