ANALOG COMPUTER DETERMINES SHIP CARGO DISTRIBUTION

A small electronic analog computer, which has been developed to instantly show vital information for all ship loading conditions for tankers, bulk carriers, container ships and LASH ships, is described. This computer computes and continuously displays bending moment, shear forces, trim, mean draft, and deadweight of a vessel, and all possible combinations of loading can be simulated, with step by step indicators of what is happening to the ship as loads are varied in individual cargo compartments. The operation of the unit, as well as the information which it produces, is described and discussed fully in the article.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Compass Publications Incorporated

  1117 North 19th Street, Suite 1000
  Arlington, VA  United States  22209
• Authors:
  • Covey, C W
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 20-21
• Serial:
  • Sea Technology
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Compass Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0093-3651
  • Serial URL: http://www.sea-technology.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analog computers; Automatic vessel control; Bending moments; Handling and storage; Hulls; Information processing; Loading and unloading; Shear stress; Storage facilities
• Old TRIS Terms: Hull bending moments; Hull shear stress; Loading procedures; Shipboard computers
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00084519
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Maritime Research Center, Kings Point
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 1 1975 12:00AM