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San Diego SNAME Honors Past Chairmen

Hears Paper On Gas Turbine Engine Systems

Pictured during the San Diego Section meeting, from left to right: G.A. Uberti, vice- chairman of the San Diego Section; D.R. Rodger, secretary-treasurer; D.A. O'Neil, speaker; T.S. Hand Jr., Section chairman; four past chairmen—-C.S. Sinclair, J. Angles,

G.N. Carpenter and P.G. Trapani.

NEW YORK PORT ENGINEERS: The first monthly meeting of the 1971-72 season was held by The Society of Marine Port Engineers, New York, N.Y., Inc., on September 15, 1971, at the Commuters Cafe, New York City. Cocktails and dinner preceded the meet- ing. Lee Clark, accounts supervisor, Texaco International, Marine Sales, sponsored the meeting, during which A.O. White of General Electric Company presented the paper "Heavy Duty Marine Gas Turbines—Operation and Maintenance." Shown above at the meeting, from left to right: Edward English, chairman, entertainment committee; Percy

C. Overman, assistant secretary of the Society; A.O. White, General Electric Co., guest speaker; R.F. Hamlet, General Electric Co., assisting the speaker; Joseph Thelgie, chair- man, board of directors of the Society; John C. Fox, president of the Society, and Lee

H. Clark, Texaco, Inc., paper sponsor. The San Diego Section of The

Society of Naval Architects and

Marine Engineers held the first regular monthly meeting of the 1971-72 season at the Kona Kai

Inn on Shelter Island, September 15, 1971.

The past chairmen, Pete Tra- pani, G. Carpenter, J. Angles and

C. Sinclair, who have guided the

San Diego Section of SNAME through five successful years, were honored by T.S. Hand Jr., the pres- ent Section chairman.

Following dinner, a paper en- titled "Aircraft Derivative Gas

Turbine Engine Systems" was pre- sented by David A. O'Neil of Tur- bo Power and Marine Systems,

United Aircraft Corporation.

The paper discusses the reasons for the trend toward aircraft de- rivative marine gas turbine propul- sion engines in the 10,000 to 35,000- shp range for specific applications.

A chronology of this type of en- gine's entrance into the marine pro- pulsion field was presented with a review of some of the lessons learn- ed along the way. The automation of gas turbine ships, machinery arrangements and design consid- erations were discussed for both simple and combined cycle pro- pulsion plants. The excellent pres- entation of the paper by Mr. O'Neil was well appreciated by the at- tending members and guests.

Babcock & Wilcox

Begins Expansion Of

Paris, Texas Works

Babcock & Wilcox has begun con- struction on a $1-million expansion of its Paris, Texas Works that is ex- pected to boost its capacity by 34 per- cent and to increase its efficiency in fabricating sections of generating equipment.

Two existing bays of the section shop will be extended 250 feet to provide an additional 40,000 square feet of floor space for production of components for steam generating equipment. Two electrical substations will be installed—one to replace an existing substation and another to handle the growing electrical load.

An additional $400,000 will be spent to purchase new equipment for the expanded facility, including a $200,000 double-end tube mill that will be used to prepare sections for welding. Principal products manufac- tured in Paris are components for stationary and marine steam generat- ing equipment.

The Babcock & Wilcox Construc- tion Company will handle the con- struction, which is expected to be completed in about a year.

Esso Places Order

For Tanker In Japan

An affiliate of Standard Oil Com- pany (New Jersey) has signed a con- tract with Nippon Kokan Kabushiki

Kaisha for construction of a 255,000- dwt tanker in Japan, it was recent- ly announced.

The agreement between the ship- builder and Esso Tankers Inc., calls for delivery in 1974. The ship will be built at the NKK Yards at Tsu,

Japan, for service as an international oil carrier.

The approximate characteristics of the tanker are: length, 1,109 feet; breadth, 170 feet; draft, 69 feet; op- erating speed, 15.4 knots, and power (steam turbine), 31,000 shaft horse- power.

En jay Chemical Co.

Names Boston Agent

Enjay Chemical .Company has announced the recent appointment of Nautilus Ship Supply Corpora- tion as agent for Marine Coatings and Cleaners in the Boston area.

Stanley Denstad, head of the firm, stated that the complete line of Rust Ban paint and marine cleaners will be stocked in their warehouse at 332 Congress Street,

Boston, Mass.

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