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SNAME San Diego Section

Discusses Pollution Prevention;

Shown standing, left to right: T.S. Hand Jr., secretary- treasurer of the San Diego Section; John Angles, choir- man; Lee J. Hartenstein, speaker; and Lt. R. Kinnear,

USN, papers chairman.

The San Diego Section of The Society of

Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held their February meeting on Wednesday, Febru- ary 18, 1970 in the San Diego Yacht Club.

Guests included representatives from Global

Marine, San Diego Marine Construction Com- pany, Rohr Corporation San Diego, Atlantic

Research Corporation, and National Steel and

Shipbuilding Company.

After cocktails and dinner, Lee J. Harten- stein, from Aqua-Chem, Inc., Waukesha, Wis., presented a paper entitled "Development of a

Coalescing Type Oil-Water Separator for Ma- rine Service," by Lee J. Hartenstein and

Thomas E. Lindemuth, Water Technologies

Division, Aqua-Chem, Inc.

Pollution of our natural environment has re- cently received increasing public attention and oil-pollution of our marine resources has cer- tainly not been overlooked. While the shipping industry has long been aware of the oil pollu- tion problem, the major obstacle to prevention and control has been the lack of equipment suitable for shipboard use.

The speaker discussed sources of pollution, legislation, oil pollution prevention techniques, and system design consideration. Drawings and graphs backed up the presentation of de- velopment, design, and application of a co- alescent-type oil-water separator suitable for shipboard service. The coalescent separator, utilizing a disposable coalescing media, is de- scribed relative to its utilization in vessel bilge, ballast, and cargo tank-cleaning systems. Stud- ies are also being made on using it for offshore drilling spillage.

A stimulating question and answer period followed the presentation and served to high- light many of the inherent problems of oil pollution control. Participating were G.A.

Uberti, D.R. Rodger, and J.F. Adey, of Na- tional Steel and Shipbuilding Company and

T.S. Hand Jr. of NavSec. $18.2 Million MSTS Contract

To West Coast Tugboat Firms

The Navy's Military Sea Transportation

Service has awarded a contract to Alaska-

Puget-United Transportation Company, of San

Francisco, to supply 44 defense and govern- ment installations in Alaska for a 5-year pe- riod, beginning next month.

Forty of the stations are along the Alaskan coastline and in the Aleutian Islands, and will be supplied from ocean tugs and barges.

The company which won the $18.2 million contract is a joint venture specially formed by

Alaska Barge and Transport, Inc., of Seattle, and the United Transportation Company, of

San Francisco.

Barker To Manage

Rolls-Royce Gas Turbine

Sales In North America

The appointment of George T. Barker as manager, industrial and marine gas turbines for Rolls-Royce (Canada) Limited was an- nounced by K.I.C. Vincent, president and gen- eral manager.

In his new position Mr. Barker will be re- sponsible for the sales and service of all Rolls-

Royce industrial and marine gas turbines in

North America. Mr. Barker, previously mar- keting manager, has had extensive experience in the sales, service, operation, and overhaul of aero and industrial gas turbine engines with

Rolls-Royce. He will be based at the com- pany's Montreal location.

Mr. Barker, a native of Morpeth, England, has a broad educational background in mathe- matics, aerodynamics, thermodynamics, metal- lurgy, and mechanics. During the war he served with the Royal Air Force as an engi- neering officer and as aircrew with the rank of flight lieutenant.

Following Mr. Barker's Royal Air Force service, he joined British Overseas Airways

Corporation, first as a flight engineer, and then as chief flight engineer instructor. He moved to Canada in 1953 when he joined Rolls-Royce of Canada as a field service representative.

Mr. Barker was subsequently promoted to senior representative, area service supervisor (civil) for Canada, and service manager for all

Rolls-Royce aero products in North America.

He was appointed to industrial turbine sales for North America, was made assistant com- mercial manager, and in 1968 was appointed marketing manager. 0. A. R. N.

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Oil-Water Separator Described

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