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FALL 2003 - SPRING 2004 SCHEDULE
MEETINGS SYNOPSIS
September 25, 2003
Topic: World Maritime Technology Conference Speaker: Too numerous to list, you should'a been there...(if you weren't) Location: Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA Abstract: For details, see the "World Maritime Technology Conference" website.
Topic: Tour of USCGC SOCKEYE (WPB-87337) Speaker: Robert Brown, US Navy Corrosion Research Lab; QMCM Bradley Steigleder, CO, USCGC SOCKEYE; CWO Art Hebert, USCG, WPB Type Desk Section Chief, Naval Engr Div, MLC Pacific Location: Point Welcome Room, Coast Guard Island, Alameda CA Abstract: The newly designed 87' Coastal Patrol Boat has several enhancements over the aging 82s, including improved mission sea keeping abilities (up to sea state 5), significantly upgraded habitability, and compliance with all current and projected environmental protection laws. It also employs an innovative stern launch and recovery system for an small boat, with specialbridge and cutter electronics and engine room logistics, all of which will be available for viewing. The presentation will highlight special features, future construction plans and corrosion problems in the skeg and stern tube areas and proposed fixes.
Topic: The ABCs of Diesel Emissions, Fuel Cells, Gas Turbines and Hydrogen Speaker: Charlie Walther, Walther Engineering Services Location: Spenger’s Fish Grotto, Berkeley CA Abstract: The presentation will discuss the basic chemistry and physics of diesel and gas turbine emissions, current and future regulations, and the technology being developed to meet the regulations. Some information on fuel cells and hybrid vehicles will also be presented.
January 8, 2004 Topic: MINIFLOAT: A Minimal Floating Structure Targeting Remote, Deep and Marginal Fields Speaker: Christian Cermelli and Dominique Roddier, Marine Innovation & Technology Location: Pasta Pelican, Alameda CA Abstract: As the demand for hydrocarbons in the next 10 years is expected to increase by up to 5 percent a year, and as very large oil & gas developments are less likely to be found, both major and smaller oil and gas companies are looking into means of developing their proven smaller reserves. MINIFLOAT is a minimal floating platform specifically designed to develop these deepwater marginal fields. It provides a stable, low cost platform which can be used in different ways to lower the cost and increase the flexibility of a subsea development. Various development scenarios involving a MINIFLOAT will be described in the presentation.
February 12, 2004 Topic: Transforming the USCG through Partnership / Deepwater Project Update Speaker: Gregory L. Giddens, Program Executive Officer, Integrated Deepwater System Program Location: Point Welcome Room, Coast Guard Island, Alameda CA Abstract: On June 25, 2002, the Coast Guard awarded the Integrated Deepwater System contract to Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS), a joint venture of equal partnership between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. In executing the contract, ICGS will modernize or replace the Coast Guard’s major cutters and aircraft and their supporting communications, sensors, and logistics systems, transforming the current fleet of aging assets into an integrated, interoperable network-centric system. This innovative, performance-based approach empowered industry to leverage state-of-the-market technologies to develop an integrated system of capabilities the Coast Guard needs to perform its traditional missions as well as maritime homeland security missions that would achieve Deepwater’s overarching goal of maximizing operational effectiveness while minimizing total ownership costs. The Deepwater Program is key to ensuring the Coast Guard can continue to fulfill its mission of safeguarding sovereignty, security and safety in our homeland waters. Deepwater allows the Coast Guard to provide a layered defense critical to achieving Maritime Domain Awareness. Deepwater assets will provide the detailed awareness of activities within the maritime domain through enhanced C4ISR capabilities enabling the Coast Guard to reduce risk to U.S. homeland in ports, waterways, coastal areas, and open ocean.
**TUESDAY**March 16, 2004 Topic: Fast Evaluators for Optimal Multi-Hull Configurations (Student Paper) Speaker: Gregoire Poupard and Jean O. Toilliez, University of California at Berkeley Location: Heyns Room, UC Berkeley Faculty Club Abstract: Recent demands for high-speed vessels operating at Froude number of 0.5 or beyond necessitate careful considerations of the important effects of wave drag. The formulation for Michell's resistance is reviewed for a monohull and further developed for multi-hulls. A "wave-making amplitude function'' is introduced and the notion of interference resistance among the hulls is explored. Expressions are derived and applied to a configuration of member hulls, each of which is assumed to be of arbitrary shape but with centerplane symmetry. A fast and accurate web-based resistance evaluator using specialized quadrature techniques has been developed at UC Berkeley. Test computations are shown for evaluating the effects of separation and stagger on a catamaran configuration and for optimizing the volumetric distribution in a trimaran configuration. Usage of this evaluator for design is illustrated.
Topic: A Ship in a Hangar? The Moving of the C.A.Thayer Speaker: Joel Welter, Chief Naval Architect, Bay Ship & Yacht Co Location: Scott's Restaurant, Walnut Creek, CA Abstract: The program will describe the project Bay Ship & Yacht is undertaking to renovate the historic schooner, "C.A. THAYER". After describing the drydocking, Joel will show the cradle that was built to move the THAYER via barge and hydraulic dollies over land into a large hangar at Alameda Point, the old Naval Air Station. This historic wooden vessel is now undergoing a two-year major rebuild of the hull. The work is being done under a contract with the Department of the Interior, Golden Gate National Parks District.
Topic: Reference Model Based Generic System Analysis and Real-Time Reconfiguration Control Speaker: LCDR Kevin Russell, USCG, Industrial Manager, ISC Ketchikan, Alaska Location: Tony Roma's Restaurant, Oakland, CA Abstract: Reference Modeling uses a closely coupled set of object based system drawings, generic network trace algorithms and iterator driven analysis routines that together directly use system arrangement drawings to automate integrated performance, reliability and reconfiguration analysis design, monitoring and control, as well as data management for very large power utility distribution systems. The approach has also been used successfully with nuclear plant cooling systems and could be applied to any system or process that can be drawn out as a collection of interrelated components with definable through (current, flow, etc.) and across (voltage, pressure, etc.) characteristics. The presentation will discuss the mechanics of the approach, current reference model power utility research, and potential applications to shipboard system design and control.
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