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Section The November 11, 2003 meeting of the SNAME Texas Section was held at the Westchase Hilton on November 11. The meeting opened with Ray Fales, co-chair of the International Student Offshore Design Competition (ISODC), reporting on the ISODC awards presentation at the World Maritime Technology Conference in San Francisco. The winning team from U.Mich. were awarded $1,500 in the shape of a giant check at the President’s Luncheon, and were presented with its first place plaques during the Student Papers session. The team received significant recognition for winning the ISODC award at the conference, which is a tribute to the offshore industry. This was followed by a brief presentation by Jeremy Young from Texas A&M University on the design of its human-powered submarine, and a summary of last year’s competition. Altogether, four students had made the journey from College Station with the submarine in tow. This gave the attendees an opportunity to see the submarine up close. The luncheon speakers, Scott McClure from Alan C. McClure Associates and John Dunlop from Enersea Transportation, were introduced by Section vice-chair, Henry Reeve. Mr. Dunlop was a last minute replacement for Chuck White who had been scheduled to make the presentation
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with Mr. McClure. The presentation was titled “Designing Ships for
an Innovative Gas Transport Industry,” which described the development
of a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) carrier. Mr. Dunlop talked about the
potential markets for such technology, filling the gap between pipelines
and LNG carriers. Mr. McClure then gave an overview of the design process
for a 700 million cubic feet carrier. The design went through some rigorous
checks before being given an Approval in Principal (AIP) from ABS. With
K-Line signed on as operator, and Hyundai Heavy Industries as builder,
Enersea Transport is currently in the process of securing contracts for
the vessels. The design team is already looking at a second-generation
design, with larger capacities, as well as studying the feasibility of
Jones Act CNG carriers.
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