Multi-objective optimisation of a floating LNG terminal

Ocean Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 787-811

  Boulougouris, Evangelos K ^a   Papanikolaou, Apostolos D ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Gas import floating terminal (GIFT); Genetic algorithms; Multi criteria decision making; Multi criteria optimisation; Pareto designs; Seakeeping

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OIL TERMINALS; PARETO PRINCIPLE; SEAKEEPING;

FREE-FLOATING TERMINAL; GAS IMPORT FLOATING TERMINAL; WAVE ELEVATION;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

DECISION MAKING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OIL TERMINALS; PARETO PRINCIPLE; SEAKEEPING;

DECISION MAKING; DESIGN METHOD; FLOATING OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; OPTIMIZATION; SOFTWARE; WAVE ATTENUATION;

EID: 42049103900     PISSN: 00298018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2008.01.023     Document Type: Article

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