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1973 SNAME Spring Meeting Program- me Wonderful World Of Small Ships

The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers has an- nounced the program for the 1973 "The Wonderful World of Small

Ships" Spring Meeting to be held in Walt Disney World, Florida, on

April 1 through 4. The meeting, which is being hosted by the

Southeast Section of the Society, will be held in the Contemporary

Resort Hotel, P.O. Box 78, Lake

Buena Vista, Florida 32830.

All technical sessions will be held in the Atlantic & Pacific Room of the Contemporary Resort Hotel so that members will have the op- portunity to hear the presentation and discussion of each paper. In ad- dition, an enjoyable social program has been arranged.

The meeting will start at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, April 2, with the

Welcome and President's Report, followed by the presentation of technical papers. In order to allow members and their guests to enjOy sightseeing and other events, tech- nical sessions will be held only dur- ing the morning hours of the

Spring Meeting.

Technical Papers

Monday, April 2, 1973

Paper No. 1. "Development of a

High-Speed Rescue Boat" by P.B.

Fontneau, E.L. Jones and W.A.

Buote.

Synopsis—This paper describes investigations by the Coast Guard to determine type, operational en- vironment, design requirements for a craft which can meet the need for a small high-speed rescue boat suitable for moderate surf and shal- low river entrances.

Paper No. 2. "Radar Returns from

Small Craft" by Lindsay L. Lord.

Synopsis—The object of this pa- per is to update information on methods of assuring suitable radar return from small craft during search and rescue operations with particular reference to hulls of wood, plastic, and metal. Full-scale testing is reported on craft up to 45 feet in length.

Paper No. 3. "Some Considera- tions in Power Cruiser Design" by

George E. Meese.

Synopsis—This paper details de- velopments in basic power boat parameters over a period of 40 years. Data is graphed and future trends predicted.

Paper No. 4. "Evaluation of the

Trim of a Planing Boat at the In- ception of Porpoising" by John C.

Angeli.

Synopsis—A mathematical pro- cedure is presented for the predic- tion and evaluation of trim at the inception of porpoising in a plan- ing power boat. Paper considers prismatic and warped surfaces.

Paper No. 5. "High-Speed Pro- peller Design" by Robert F. Kress.

Synopsis—Criteria for the design of high-speed propellers is establ- ished using empirical techniques developed by the manufacturer.

Analytical and theoretical princi- ples are discussed. Special emphasis is given to key decisions regard- ing trade-offs.

Paper No. 6. "Experimental Per- formance of a Partially Submerged

Propeller in Inclined Flow" by

Richard Hecker.

Synopsis — Paper presents per- formance characteristics for a se- ries of propellers operating partial- ly submerged at angles up to 30 degrees.

Paper No. 7. "Inclined Shaft

Propeller Performance Character- istics" by J. Peck and D.H. Moore.

Synopsis—Data is given for test results from a series of commercial propellers operating at effective craft speeds up to 50 knots. Vertical and horizontal forces are given in addition to the usual torque and thrust readings.

Paper No. 8. "Planing Craft Per- formance with Tunnel-Hull Pro- pellers" by K. Harbaugh and D.L.

Blount.

Synopsis — This paper presents the results of experiments on self- propelled craft with and without tunnel-hull forms. The performance of the two types are compared and the results reported in a form use- ful to designers.

Tuesday, April 3, 1973

Paper No. 9. "The Ugly Ameri- can-Boat" by Karl Brocken and

Douglas VanPatten.

Synopsis—>It is the object of this paper to familiarize naval archi- tects with the type and scope of services provided by the industrial designer. Paper records the history of a special project and discusses client relations.

Paper No. 10. "The Naval Archi- tect and His Patent" by Morton

Amster.

Synopsis—This paper deals with the every-day practical aspects of the inventor-designer-patentee re- lationships. It is a guide to legal first aid for the inventor suggest- ing procedures to be followed to protect intellectual properties.

Paper No. 11. "The A.B.Y.C. and

How it Helps Build Better Boats" by G. James Lippmann.

Synopsis —- Paper reports on

American Boat and Yacht Council participation in assisting the gov- ernment and industry to cooperate ^in the development of product (boat) safety standards.

Paper No. 12. "The Coast Guard's

Safety Product Assurance Pro- gram" by Richard Rybacki.

Synopsis — Paper introduces the basic concept of product assurance, achieving a minimum level of safe- ty in boats and associated equip- ment to insure compliance with

Coast Guard safety standards. Sum- marizes certification and notifica- tion regulations.

Paper No. 13. "The Coast Guard's

Second Generation Standards Pro- gram and its Impact on Small Craft

Design" by Richard Brooks and

Christopher Liana.

Synopsis—Paper is an overall review of the Coast Guard acti- vities in the industry and safety standards field. Priorities on future standards are discussed.

Paper No. 14. "Alumability" by

Chester H. Holtyn.

Synopsis—This paper is a broad updating look at the aluminum small craft—its advantages and limitations in design; its service- ability, production, and durability.

Basic design guidance is given.

Paper No. 15. "The Performance of High-Speed Rudders in a Cavi- tating Environment" by D.L. Greg- ory and G.F. Dobay.

Synopsis—A number of rudder shapes were experimentally evalu- ated with respect to turning effici- ency up to full-scale craft speeds of fifty knots. Guide for size and shape for rudders operating in a cavitating environment.

Wednesday, April 4, 1973

Paper No. 16. "Electric Power for Small Commercial Vessels" by

Frank C. Vibrans and John B.

Woodward, III.

Synopsis—Generation and distri- bution of electric power aboard small commercial vessels is treated by general background discussion, review of typical design problems, and by detailed description of two actual systems.

Paper No. 17. "What Every Ship- yard Needs to Know About Marine

Heavy Duty Gas Turbines" by

N.A. Svensen.

Synopsis—A broad treatment of industrially derived gas turbine characteristics from the standpoint of the users' need for information.

Paper No. 18. "New Power Sys- tems and Their Potential for Ma- rine Applications" by Leonard J.

Keller.

Synopsis—This paper reviews the development of a Rankine cy- cle low-entropy energy-conversion system using fluorcarbon for the fluid instead of water. Design de- tails of components are discussed.

Social Events

Early Bird hospitality and cock- tail party. Sunday evening, 5 :00 to 7:00 p.m., in the Atlantic Room,

Americas level, Contemporary Re- sort Hotel.

Orientation Buffet Breakfast

Monday, 7:00 to 8:00 a.m., in the

Columbia Room, Americas level,

Contemporary Resort Hotel, for members, ladies, children and guests. A Disney World hostess will give a brief talk on "How to

See 'Disney World."

Mixed Luncheon, Cocktails, Mon- day at 1 :00 p.m. in the Columbia

Room. Luncheon in the Columbia

Room at 1:30 p.m. for members, ladies, children and guests. Gen- eral William E. Potter, USA (ret.), senior vice-president, Walt Disney

World Co., will be the guest speak- er.

President's Reception — Society

President Phillip Eisenberg will be host to all registrants and their ladies at this social event on Mon- day, April 2, from 7 :00 to 8:00 p.m., in the Pacific Room, Americas lev- el, of the Contemporary Resort Ho- tel. Beverages and hors d'oeuvres will be served.

Section Meeting—The Southeast

Section will hold a business meet- ing (Annual Meeting) and election of officers for the ensuing year on

Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. in the Atlantic

Room.

Golf Tournament — Tuesday,

April 3. Starts have been blocked out between 12 noon and 1 :30 p.m. on the Disney PGA Palm and Mag- nolia courses. Trophies to be award- ed Wednesday. Club rentals avail- able.

V.I.P. Tour—An interesting

V.I.P. tour has been arranged for

Tuesday afternoon, starting at 2 :30 p.m. Details will be announced at the meeting.

Luau — Tuesday evening, 7 :00 p.m., at the Polynesian Village. En- joy refreshing Mai Tai cocktails; feast on native delicacies served buffet-style; then watch the spec- tacular Kaui-Pono Polynesian Re- vue.

Awards Luncheon—Wednesday at 1 :00 p.m. In the Columbia Room, followed by luncheon at 1:30 p.m.

Awards and certificates will be pre- sented as a finale to "The Wonder- ful World of Small Ships."

This outstanding program was planned by the Steering Commit- tee under the chairmanship of Jean

E. Buhler, assisted by Raymond T.

Greene as secretary-treasurer. The balance of the Steering Committee is as follows: finance and budget under the chairmanship of Edward

L. Teale assisted by John R. New- ell, and Frank C. DeGrim; registra- tion, William L. Lane, chairman and Charles W. Bond, Harold F.

Robinson, and Eugene E. Sanchez; social events and protocol, George

H. Hodges; technical sessions and papers, Robert W. Hobbs, chair- man, and Peter C. Ball, Rudolph F.

Matzer, James S. Nelson, and V.H.

Van Bibber; arrangements, E.B.

Williams, chairman, and Harold F.

Robinson; golf tournament, Irvin

J. Stephens; and publicity, Charles

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