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First International Conference

On Ice Technology Held At MIT

The First International Confer- ence on Ice Technology (ITC 86) was held on the campus of Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology,

June 10-12 this year. The confer- ence was preceded and followed by

Tutorials on June 9 and June 13. On the morning of June 9, the session was presented by Dr. A.M. Vino- gradov of the University of Calga- ry on Computational Methods in Ice

Mechanics, with two separate lec- tures on (1) Constitutive Modeling of Ice, and (2) Computational Meth- ods in the Deformation Analysis of

Floating Ice Sheets. During the af- ternoon session, Peter G. Noble of the Marine Technology Corpora- tion, Houston, presented two lec- tures on Model Testing and Instru- mentation Techniques.

The conference was opened by

Rear Adm. Robert L. Johanson, commander of the First Coast

Guard District, Boston, who was introduced by Prof. Francis T.

Ogilvie, head of the Department of

Ocean Enginneering at MIT.

This was followed by a Keynote

Address by Dr. George Ashton, a scientist from the U.S. Army Cold

Regions Research and Engineering

Laboratories, on Perspectives in Ice

Technology.

The plenary sessions then began, with opening remarks by Dr. Car- los A. Brebbia, chairman of the

Computational Mechanics Insti- tute, the sponsoring organization of

ITC 86. He also took the opportuni- ty to present a plaque to Prof. J.J.

Connor of the Department of Civil

Engineering at MIT in recognition of contributions to advances in engi- neering mechanics.

A total of 44 papers were pre- sented during the three-day meet- ing by authors from 10 countries.

The technical sessions were devoted to properties of ice, ice modeling, ice experiments and field tests, vessels in ice, structures in ice, navigation in ice, ice management, and trans- portation.

At a film evening on June 10, del- egates were able to participate in a narrated video presentation by

Prof. Douglas Tolderlund of the

U.S. Coast Guard Academy, dealing with the operation of USCG Polar

Class icebreakers in the Arctic and

Antarctic regions. There was also a short movie presented by Prof. Per

Tryde of the Technical University of Denmark on the NIMBUS 7 mul- ti-channel microwave radiometer image of the formation of ice in the

East Greenland current (1978-79).

The latter part of the final day was devoted to a Panel Session on

Arctic LNG—Present Position and

Future Prospects. Arthur G.

Berndt of Energy Transportation

Corporation, New York, acted as moderator. Short techno-economic presentations were given by R.D.

Golf of Sohio Petroleum Company on Technical and Economic Trends in Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration in the Arctic; by J.K.S. Loh of Gulf

Canada Resources, Calgary, on Arc- tic LNG Production; and by R.

Dick of Melville Shipping Ltd. on

Transportation of Arctic LNG. This session was followed by a lively question and answer period.

The conference was closed by Dr.

T.K.S. Murthy, consultant to the

Computational Mechanics Insti- tute, who was responsible for the organization of the conference from the initiation of arrangements in

March 1984 to its conclusion.

Guest speaker at the banquet held June 11 at the Hyatt Regency

Hotel in Cambridge was Capt. Jo- seph Wubbold, chief of ice opera- tions in the U.S. Coast Guard.

The post-conference tutorial on

June 13 was devoted to Vessels and

Structures in Ice, with lectures by

Arno Keinonen of AKAC Inc. in

Calgary, and Prof. Ben C. Ger- wick of the University of California at Berkeley.

Proceedings of the Conference are available in hard-cover binding from Computational Mechanics

Publications, Ashurst Lodge,

Ashurst, Southampton, S04 2AA,

England; price is $150 per copy.

Chromalloy Appoints

Flowers President,

Inland Barge Group

Chromalloy American Corpora- tion recently announced the ap- pointment of J. Russell Flowers as president of the Inland Barge

Group, following the resignation of

Thomas J. Barta. Inland Barge

Group, headquartered in St. Louis,

Mo., is owned by Chromalloy.

Mr. Flowers founded Flowers

Transportation, a barge operation that was acquired by Chromalloy in 1981.

Chromalloy is a multi-industry corporation that produces and sells a broad range of products and ser- vices in operating companies in five industry segments: transportation, metal fabrication, apparel, petro- leum and financial services.

Verolme To Build Two

Corvettes For $50 Million

For Brazilian Navy

Contracts have been signed by

Verolme do Brasil, Brazil's leading shipbuilder, for the construction of two corvettes of 2,000-ton displace- ment for the Brazilian Navy. Both vessels are scheduled for delivery in 1989 at a total price of $50 million, which does not include the cost of owner-supplied items such as main propulsion, weaponry, and electron- ic navigation and communications equipment. Construction will begin in January and February 1987.

These ships will be the first war- ships ever built in a privately owned

Brazilian shipyard in modern times, and form part of a long-term plan aimed at modernizing the Navy of

Brazil. Two other corvettes of the

Almirante Inhauma Class are cur- rently under construction at the

Brazilian Navy's own shipyard in

Rio de Janeiro, Arsenal da Marin- ha.

At present, Verolme do Brasil has an enviable orderbook totaling some $385 million, which includes 10 ships and one offshore drilling rig.

The Almirante Inhauma Class corvette was designed by the Brazil- ian Navy to provide short- and long- range coastal defense and escort protection for coastal and oceango- ing convoys. Both of the Verolme- built corvettes, which will have a maximum sustained speed of 26 knots, will be fitted with helicopter decks and hangars. Overall length will be 314.2 feet and beam 37.4 feet.

Main propulsion will be a CODOG system with a gas turbine and two 3,620-bhp diesel engines driving two controllable-pitch propellers.

The weapons system will include one 4.5-inch Vickers MK 8 gun, two 40/70 single automatic guns, four

Exocet MM-38 or MM-40 missiles in two twin launchers, two triple

MK 46 torpedo tube launchers, one

Linx helicopter for anti-submarine and surface action, and two Chaff launchers.

For free brochures detailing all services and facilities of Verolme do

Brasil,

Circle 94 on Reader Service Card

Signet Corporation, 1800 West Loop South, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77027

SIMULATOR TRAINING

Marine Safety International, Marine Air Terminal, LaGuardia Airport, NY 11371

Ship Analytics/Maritime Training & Research Center, North Stonington Profes- sional Center, N Stonington CT 06359

SILENCERS

Riley-Beaird, P.O. Box 31115, Shreveport, LA 71130

STUFFING BOXES

Johnson Rubber Co., Duramax Marine Div., 16025 Johnson St., Middlefield,

OH 44062

Kohlenberg Bros. Co., P.O. Box 358, Two Rivers, Wl 54241

SURVEYORS AND CONSULTANTS

Advanced Technologies Dept. PZ-01, 7926 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22102

Frank Jeffrey & Assoc., 5201 Westbank Exp., Suite 206, Marrero, LA 70073

SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT

Harvey's Commercial Marine Division, 205 South 252 St., Kent, WA 98032

Imperial Manufacturing Co., P.O. Box 4119, Bremerton, WA 98312

Survival International, 7859 S 180th St., Kent, WA 98032

TANK CLEANING

Marketec, Inc., 27 Bowers Lane, Chatham, NJ 07928

Saab Tank Control, One Harmon Plaza, Secaucus NJ 07094

TANK LEVELING INDICATORS

Oil Recovery Systems, Inc., 1420 Providence Hwy., Norwood, MA 02062

Saab Tank Control, One Harmon Plaza, Secaucus NJ 07094

Transamerica Delaval, Inc., Gems Sensors Division, Cowles Road, Plainville,

CT 06062

TORSIONAL VIBRATION SPECIALISTS

T.W. Spaetgens, 156 W. 8th Ave., Vancouver, Canada, V5Y 1 N2

TOWING—Barges, Vessel Chartering, Lighterage, Salvage, etc.

Bay Houston Towing Co., 2243 Milford, P.O. Box 3006, Houston, TX 77253

Bulkfleet Marine Corporation, 1800 West Loop S., Ste 1600, Houston, TX 77027

Curtis Bay Towing, World Trade Center, Suite 800, Baltimore MD 21202

Jack Faulkner, Inc., 1005 W. Harimaw Ct., Metairie, LA 70001

McAllister Bros., Inc., 17 Battery PI., New York, NY 10004

McDonough Marine Service, P.O. Box 26206, New Orleans, LA

Midland Affiliated Co., 580 Walnut St., Cincinnati, OH 45201

Moran Towing & Transportation, Two Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich CT 06830

National Marine Service, Transport Div., 1750 Brentwood Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63144

Port Allen Marine Service, Inc., P.O. Box 108, Port Allen, LA 70767; Walker

Boat Yard, P.O. Box 729, Port Allen, LA

Suderman & Young Co., Inc., 918 World Trade Bldg., Houston, TX 77002

Turecamo Coastal & Harbor Corp. 1 Edgewater Plaza Staten Island, N.Y. 10305

VALVES AND FITTINGS

Bailey, Division of CMB Industries, P.O. Box 8070, Fresno, CA 93747

Boston Metals Company, 233 E. Redwood St., Baltimore, MD 21202

Cajon Co., 9760 Shepard Rd., Macedonia, OH 44056

Cla-Val Co., P.O. Box 1325, Newport Beach, CA 92663

Crawford Fitting Company, 29500 Solon Road, Solon, OH 44139

Elliott Manufacturing Co., Inc. (Remote Valve Operating Equipment), P.O. Box 773, Binghamton, NY 13902

Hayward Marine Products, 900 Fairmount Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07207

Metropolitan Plumbing Supply, 5000 2nd Street, Long Island City, NY 11101

Nupro Co., 4800 E. 345th St., Willoughby, OH 44094

Parker Hydraulic Valve Division, 520 Ternes Avenue, Elyria, OH 44035

Parker Actuator Division, 9948 Rittman Road, P.O. Box 450, Wadsworth, OH 44281-0450

Parker Systems Division, 651 Robbins Drive, Box 3500, Troy, Ml 48007 3500

Pittsburgh Brass Manufacturing, Sandy Hill Rd., R.D. 6 Box 387-A, Irwin, PA 15642

Stacey/Fetterolf Corporation, P.O. Box 103, Skippack, PA 19474

Stockham Valves & Fittings, Box 10326, Birmingham, AL 35202

Swagelok Company, 5171 Hudson Dr., Hudson, OH 44236

Tate Andale Inc., 1941 Landsdowne Rd., Baltimore, MD 21227

Teleflex Inc., 771 First Ave., King of Prussia, PA 19406

Waukesha Bearings Corp., 405 Commerce St., P.O. Box 798, Waukesha, Wl 53186

Whitey Co., 318 Bishop Road, Highland Heights, OH 44143

William E. Williams Valve Corporation, 38-52 Review Avenue, Long Island

City, NY 11101

Zidell Explorations, Inc., (Valve Division), 3121 S.W. Moody Avenue, Portland,

OR 97201

VIBRATION ANALYSIS

DLI Engineering Corp., 253 Winslow Way West, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

WATER PURIFIERS

Alfa Laval, Inc., Dept. MR-2, 2115 Linwood Ave., Fort Lee, NJ 07024

Atlas-Danmark Marine & Offshore Baltorpej, 154 DK-2750 Ballerup, Copen- hagen, Denmark, TX 35177 Atlas DK

Everpure, Inc., 660 N. Blackhawk Dr., Westmont, IL 60559

MECO (Mechanical Equipment Company, Inc.), 861 Carondelet St., New

Orleans, LA 70130

Riley-Beaird, P.O. Box 31115, Shreveport, LA 71 130

WEATHER CHART RECORDERS

Alden Electronics, 40 Washington St., Westborough, MA 01581

WELDING

Metallizing Co. of America, Inc., 321 So. Hamilton, Sullivan, IL 61951

Miller Electric Mfg. Co., P.O. Box 1079, Appleton, Wl 54912

WELDING EQUIPMENT

Enerjee Ltd., 32 S. Lafayette Ave., Morrisville, PA 19067

Erico Fastening Systems, Inc., 301 New Albany Rd, Moorestown, NJ 08057

WINCHES AND FAIRLEADS

Fritz Culver, Inc., P.O. Box 569, Covington, LA 70434

Markey Machinery Co., 79 South Horton St., Seattle, Washington 98134

McElroy Machine & Mfg. Co., Inc., Lorraine Rd., Industrial Seaway, Gulfport,

MS 39501

Nashville Bridge Co., P.O. Box 239 Nashville TN 37202

Smith Berger Marine Inc., 516 S. Chicago St., Seattle, WA 98108

WINDOWS

Kearfott Marine Products, A Singer Co., 550 South Fulton Avenue, Mt. Ver- non, NY 10550

WINDOW WIPERS

Marketec, Inc., 27 Bowers Lane, Chatham, NJ 07928

WIRE/CABLE LUBRICATOR

Atlantis Services, Inc., 1057 Kings Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32207

WIRE AND CABLE

Atlantic Cordage Corp., 60 Grant Ave., Carteret, NJ 07008

Seacoast Electric Supply Corp., 225 Passaic St., Passaic, NJ 07055

Seacoast Electric Supply Corp., 1505 Oliver St., Houston, TX 77007

WIRE ROPE—Slings

Atlantic Cordage Corp., 60 Grant Ave., Carteret, NJ 07008

Bethlehem Steel Corp., Martin Tower, Bethlehem, PA 18018

A.L. Don Company, Foot of Dock Street, Matawan, NJ 07747

ZINC

Thermal Reduction Company, 1 Pavilion Avenue, Riverside, NJ 08075

Smith & McCroken, 153 Franklin St.. New York, NY 10013

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