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December
2004
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San
Diego Section The San Diego Section met on September 16, 2004 at Fiddler's Green. The first order of business was to inform attendees on the current goals for the local Section including increasing membership, improving presentation documentation and diversifying the technical program to attract other segments of the membership. A certificate of appreciation on behalf of SNAME Headquarters was presented to Brian Carter for his tenure as Section Chair for 2003/2004. In addition a special award was granted to Richard Burns, our Section Treasurer and Membership Chair. Rich has been a consistently loyal member who has volunteered countless times to perform various duties for the benefit of the local Section. Rich's dedication to the Society reflects great credit upon himself, and for the Society as a whole. |
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We continued with the evening's presentation, “Kursk: Tragic Loss and Heroic Salvage of a Russian Submarine” by Capt. Charles McVean who delivered a very insightful presentation on the tragedy of the Kursk, comparing this to similar collisions and near misses he experienceed when serving in the U.S. Navy's Submarine Service. It was a tragic loss of so many sailors, but, finally, the amazing salvage effort shows all of us that even the impossible can be achieved. Following his resentation the San Diego Section Chair presented Capt. McVean with a certificate of appreciation.
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The San Diego Section met on October 14, 2004 at Fiddler's Green. The first order of business was to inform attendees of the current goals for the local Section including, increased membership, improved presentation documentation and technical program diversification to attract other segments of the membership. We informed the members present that we had signed up eight new members. The evening’s presentation was made by Gerald Cox, Pat Fulton and Gordon Hart who delivered their paper on current differences encountered between current practice and SNAME Technical and Research Bulletin 4-7 published in 1963. This bulletin currently is outdated since the use of angle profiles for longitudinal stiffening has been upgraded to utilizing bulb flat sections that show completely different thermal properties making the tables in 4-7 ineffective. The use of finite element analysis for thermal conditions and for developing better information relating to R and U factors, make it possible to better size HVAC systems and insulation systems that save energy and make the system less costly. Following the presentation, Gerald, Pat and Gordon were presented a certificate of appreciation for their insightful presentation.
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Texas
Section The September 19, 2004 meeting once again took on the format of the Texas Section’s Annual Shrimp Boil. We returned this year to the picturesque Walden Yacht Club on Lake Conroe. Fortunately, we managed to have a nice summer day, and SNAME members, accompanied by their families, arrived in force, with nearly 120 in attendance. After everyone had a chance to eat their fill of shrimp, the Sundae bar was opened to make sure all the kids (young and old alike) had plenty of energy for the day’s main event. Chairman, Henry Reeve, and Regional Vice President, Peter Noble, called the program to order. It didn’t take long for all of the children to crowd around the raffle prize table to wait for their number to be called. Once the raffle was complete, many families moved outside to take a dip in the pool and enjoy the weather.
The October 12, 2004 luncheon meeting of the Texas Section was a well-attended event with nearly a hundred industry professionals. The meeting began with a Section business session Later, a recognition plaque on behalf of the Society was presented to the Section’s former Chairman, Paul Griffin, by current Chairman, Henry Reeve. Pieter Wybro, president, Sea Engineering, then presented his paper, co-authored with Mike Praught, Project Manager, Modec International, entitled, “The Central Pontoon Semi-submersible: The Next Generation for Deepwater Developments,” a new concept in floating production platform design for deep to ultra-deep water field developments. The Central Pontoon (CP) Semi-submersible production platform is based on the proven Moses TLP design. Several of the key design aspects that have made the Moses TLP a cost-effective and efficient design, such as similar displacement/payload and steel weight/payload efficiencies, were maintained in the design of the CP Semisubmersible as well as column orientation and structural design. Mr. Wybro presented a variety of analytical and model test data to show that the CP Semisubmersible was a competitive concept for ultra-deep water fields.
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Greek
Section On October 14, 2004, the Greek Section’s first technical meeting of the 2004-2005 season was held with 40 members and students in attendance. Dr. Zvi Karni, Vice President for Advanced Technologies and International Programs from John J. McMullen Association Inc. in, Alexandria, Virginia, presented his paper on "Trends in Integrated Design of Modern Naval Combatant Ships Centric to Net-Centric". The following topics were discussed:
Before the meeting, the Chairman of the Section, Associate Professor of NTUA, Gregory Grigoropoulos, presented to Vice-Chairman, Petros Lalangas, the SNAME Council's Certificate of Appreciation for his loyalty and in recognition of the accomplishment made during his term of office as Chairman of the Greek Section from 2003-2004.
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Great
Lakes/Great Rivers Section The Great Lakes and Great Rivers Section’s Fall Technical meeting was held at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel in Ann Arbor, Michigan, nearby the University of Michigan campus. The Fall meeting is one of three technical meetings (Fall, Winter, and Spring) regularly held by the Section. This meeting, which had the normal complement of four papers, a luncheon speaker, and an afternoon tour, took advantage of its proximity to the University of Michigan from which several of the papers and the afternoon facilities tour were drawn. The technical program highlighted reports of recent research and work with new technologies. The first paper was delivered by Miltiadis Kotinis entitled, “Concept Ship Design for the Iron Nugget Trade.” Authors, Scott Cederleaf, James Read and Carlos Velazquez then presented their paper, “3D Laser Imaging Applied to the Marine Industry.” “The Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratories (MHL): Celebrating our First 100 Years,” was the subject of the third paper by Hans VanSumeren. Completing the meeting presentations was Prof. A.N.(Tassos) Perakis who delivered his paper entitled, “Evaluation of the economic Impact of Proposed Measures for NIS Control on St. Lawrence Seaway Shipping.” Our luncheon speaker, John H. Hartig, brought things together with a talk entitled, “Honoring Our Detroit River,” which centered on technology, the environment, and the need to keep both in perspective when approaching any new design. The facilities and food provided by the Four Points Sheraton supported the meeting well, and arrangements were excellent.
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Hampton
Roads Section "MONITOR’s Turret Recovery " On October 21, 2004, Jim Kelly, PE, of Northrop Grumman Newport News provided a presentation giving us an overview of the USS MONITOR recovery and restoration being conducted at the Mariner’s Museum in Newport News, Virginia. Mr. Kelly gave a brief history of the MONITOR and discussed the development of the turret recovery project, and the issues and concerns that were overcome in the successful completion of the project. He showed examples and discussed the computer models, historical photographs, drawings, and underwater photography used to develop the recovery method, and used in the decision making process. The program included dinner, a presentation and an opportunity to view recovered artifacts, including the turret itself in the conservation area behind the museum building. The USS MONITOR was lost 17 miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina during a storm in December of 1862. She remained lost until 1973 when the wreck was positively identified by a team from Duke University. Due to progressive deterioration of the wreck, recovery of the major elements was proposed in order to save these artifacts for preservation, study, and display for future generations. The most significant of these artifacts was the 180-ton turret. When the ship sank, the heavy turret and its guns caused MONITOR to capsize, with the hull coming to rest on top of the turret. The 180-ton turret has been resting on the ocean floor, about 16 miles off shore, for the past 139 years. It now rests in a tank of slightly electrified water containing chemicals that are eating away the rust and concretions, which cover it. The recovery of the turret during the summer of 2002 was completed through a joint mission organized by NOAA and the US Navy. Phoenix International holds the diving services contract with the US Navy Supervisor of Salvage and supported the 2002 MONITOR Expedition. Area residents are invited to visit the museum and see the progress that is being made. In the Museum’s Monitor Conservation Area, visitors can take a first-hand look at the painstaking process of conserving the ship’s engine, plating, and engine room components. Artifacts that have already been conserved, including the ship’s lantern, propeller, and anchor and some of the crew’s personal items, are on display in the Monitor exhibit in The Mariners’ Defending the Seas Gallery and at the entrance to the Monitor Conservation Area.
Mr. Kelly is currently a Supervisor in Plant Engineering at Northrop Grumman Newport News, and President of the Virginia Society of Professional Engineers. He was the senior engineer for Phoenix International and was charged with the development, detailed design, and fabrication of the lifting structures for recovery of the turret.
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New
England Section Mr. Mark Polnaszek of Raytheon addressed the New England Section on October 21, 2004 in Seekonk, MA. The topic of Mr. Polnaszek’s engaging presentation was the status of the development of the DD(X), a future generation destroyer for the US Navy. To start the presentation, Mr. Polnaszek brought the Section up to speed on the status of the DD(X) project: the ship has already gone through several design iterations, proposed sizes and configurations, and now stands at 600ft in length for a 14,264 LT displacement. The DD(X) is being designed to fit within the new requirements of the future Navy: low radar signature, a platform for vertically launched ordnance, a platform for highly automated guns, high overall interoperability, survivability and low manning requirements. In addition the design process of the DD(X) is being used to develop a series of new technologies and solutions that may be employed in future generations of navy ships. The technologies are being developed as parallel projects in organizational structures Raytheon calls “Engineering Development Models.” Some of these include the “Peripheral Vertical Launch Systems,” the “Advanced Gun Systems,” the “Total Ship Computing Environment” and the “DD(X) Integrated Power System.” The mission of these groups is to develop these systems in time for them to be ready for hull #1, which is currently planned for construction starting in 2007. Mr. Polnaszek provided the Section with an introduction to each of these new technologies and how they fit within the DD(X) project. Following the presentation Mr. Polnaszek answered some questions from the audience. At the conclusion of this very informative presentation, Mr. Polnaszek was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation from the Section.
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