Student Papers Night
Capstone Design Presentations by the U.S. Naval Academy & Virginia Tech
Please join us for a dinner meeting at the Washington Navy Yards Catering & Conferencing Center starting at 5:30 pm to hear the student's design projects. we will have 3 OPV teams and 1 SSCD from Virginia Tech (Projects A & B) and the rudder design investigation from the USNA (Project C). For the OPV, we will have one presentation of their concept exploration phase and then 3 brief discussions of some of their concept development with a comparison. Here is a summary of what the student projects are working on this year:
A. Coastal Defense Submarine (SSCD)
The range of military application for the functions in this non-nuclear sub includes:
1. Force and Homeland Protection
2. Force Application
3. Battlespace Awareness Timeframe considered: 2018-2050
B. Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV)
The primary OPV mission functional areas and capabilities include:
1. Port, Waterway and Coastal Security (PWCS)
2. Search and Rescue (SAR)
3. Drug Interdiction (DRUG)
4. Migrant Interdiction (AMIO)
5. Protect Living Marine Resources (LMR)
6. Other Law Enforcement (OLE)
7. Secondary: Defense Readiness (DR) Timeframe considered: 2018-2050.
C.Title "An Investigation of Surface Piercing Rudder Designs"
Preliminary Abstract: Rudders operating across a free surface were investigated through a design iteration method. Full scale, transom hung sailboat rudders were tested in the Naval Academy's 120-ft tow tank. Variables included section shape, thickness and chord length at the free surface, angle of attack, sweep angle and velocity. The results will be useful to naval architects designing high performance rudders operating across the free surface.
When: Tuesday, 26 April 2011
Where: WNY C&C Center Washington, DC
5:30 Reception and sign in
6:00 Dinner and presentation
MENU: Sandwiches, chips and soft drinks
Dinner Fee:
$5.00 members*
Non-members: $10.00
Full-time engineering students free
* members of either ASNE or SNAME.
RESERVATIONS TO:
Please make reservations by 1200 on Friday, 22 April 2011 with Greg Bielawski gbielawski@alionscience.com Phone (202) 741-2054