Development of a SIMSMART based, progressive flooding design tool
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Authors
Anderson, Thomas J.
Subjects
Progressive flooding
Damaged stability
Simulation based design tool
Damaged stability
Simulation based design tool
Advisors
Calvano, Charles N.
Papoulias, Fotis A.
Date of Issue
1999-03-01
Date
March 1999
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
While the Navy addresses the effects of progressive flooding in its design requirements, its limits for damaged stability are the results of World War II damage analysis and are evaluated under static conditions, without regard for shipboard damage control systems. This thesis develops a program which utilizes the SIMSMART flow analysis program in tandem with naval architecture analysis in Microsoft Excel, to simulate progressive flooding of a ship based on the varying specifics of a given scenario. This program can be used to aid designers in dynamic simulation of the flooding process not only to determine the adequacy of dewatering equipment, but also to establish a timeline, including naval architecture parameters, throughout the process.
Type
Thesis
Description
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Department
Mechanical Engineering
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School
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Format
x, 144 p.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.