THE SAN DIEGO CLASS TANKER-EVOLUTION OF A MODERN SHIP'S POWER PLANT

The paper introduces the ship and her ancestors to the reader and proceeds with a description of the machinery plant development which led to the installed equipment. The control room and the evaluation of centralized controls are then discussed. In addition, some aspects of further developments in the ship and machinery plant are briefly touched. Only those control functions and system philosophies not regularly seen aboard U.S. flag vessels are described in this paper in further detail. Finally, a brief approach to the control aspects of the near future are described in the section concerning the computer controls for the eighties.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper presented at the Spring Meeting/STAR Symposium, New London, Connecticut, April 26-29, 1978. Available only in bound proceedings.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

  601 Pavonia Avenue
  Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
• Authors:
  • Bradford Jr, R J
  • Dirriwachter, J W
• Publication Date: 1978

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Control systems; Electric power plants; Engine rooms; Propulsion; Ships; Tanker shipping; Vehicle components; Vehicle power plants
• Old TRIS Terms: Control systems design; Engine room automation; Power plant automation; Propulsion machinery controls; Ship equipment; Tanker automation
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00173974
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 12
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 3 1978 12:00AM