HIGH PERFORMANCE SHIP DESIGN AND ITS RELATION TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Some of the attributes of high performance ships are developed. The potential benefit of high performance ships, high speed in high-sea states, is weighed against projected cost trends. The cost/benefit comparison developed leads to an examination of structures in the context of a blanced design. The approach to high performance ship design is inherently different from the design approach followed for monohull displacement ships. the difference in approach is demonstrated to be first, because of the more stringent design requirements and second, because of the high degree of interaction required between subsystems. The paper concludes with a suggestion for a possible reordering of research and development priorities to support high performance ships and their design, and prospects for overall benefits to the Navy's research and development programs. (AUTHOR)

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00281425
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Second Ship Structure Workshop, Naval Ship Research and DEvelopment Center, Feb. 13-14, 1973.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Naval Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Reed, S C
  • Benson, J L
• Publication Date: 1973-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 12 p.
• Serial:
  • Naval Engineers Journal
  • Volume: 85
  • Issue Number: 6
  • ISSN: 0028-1425

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economics; Naval architecture; Performance; Ship operations; Ships; State of the art; Surface effect ships
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship design
• Old TRIS Terms: Economic analysis (Ses); Ship performance; Ship systems economics; Ship trends
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054840
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM