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Principals shown above at the Philadelphia SNAME meeting are, left to right: F.L.

Pavlik, discusser, of Keystone Shipping; J.R. Wittmeyer, coordinator, Sun Ship;

M.E. Willis, author, Sun Ship; C.W. Lofft, Section secretary-treasurer, Sun Ship;

R.C. Button, discusser, J.J. Henry; and T.P. Campbell, Section chairman, Sun Ship.

SNAME Philadelphia Section Discusses

Ship Design By Personal Computers

The Philadelphia Section of

The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held its

October meeting at the Engi- neers' Club in center city, Phil- adelphia. About 70 members and guests turned out for the presen- tation of a paper on an interest- ing aspect of the use of the hand- held computer.

Following the social hour and dinner, chairman Tom Campbell turned the session over to co- ordinator Jim Wittmeyer, who introduced the speaker and au- thor, Merville E. Willis of Sun

Ship.

Mr. Willis's paper, "The Per- sonal Computer as an Aid to Pre- liminary Ship Design," describes a system that is intended to uti- lize the availability of the per- sonal programmable computer to enable the designer to obtain a much greater grasp of the hull characteristics at an early stage.

It is possible to obtain the hydro- statics at shallow drafts — infor- mation that is essential for de- signing effectively to the IMCO ballast rules for tankers.

The discussers for the evening were Frank L. Pavlik, Daniel J.

Dekoff, Jan A. Lorenzen, and

Roger Button. * ^ * -

The new cruise ship M/V Europa (35,000 grt, 600 passengers plus 275 crew) sails down the Weser River for trials by the Bremer Vulkan shipyard.

M/V Europa Completes Sea Trials;

Luxury Cruise Liner Filled With

Many Environmental Safeguards

The new flagship of the Ger- man merchant fleet, the luxury liner M/V Europa, recently com- pleted almost three days of sea trials in the North Sea. The 35,000-grt liner is scheduled to undertake her maiden voyage on

January 8, 1982.

The vessel was built by Bremer

Vulkan shipyard, Bremen, West

Germany, and was launched and christened on December 22, 1980.

The ship is owned by KG MS

Europa de Breschag, Bremer

Schiffsvercharterungs-AG & Co.

KG, from which Hapag-Lloyd

AG will be taking her on time- charters when she enters into service.

The Europa is powered by two

Bremer Vulkan M.A.N. K7SZ

Z-Bom

Bottom & Zone Sampler

Zesco proudly introduces the sampler that will end problem sampling.

Z-BOM (patent pending) is an all in one liquid sampler for 3 cork types with maximum capacity of 1 quart.

One Z-BOM sampler (patent pending) allows you to take accurate samples at any level - zone, bottom or off- bottom.

Its unique interchangeable construction was designed to meet your needs. Visual inspections are now con- venient with the optional clear plexiglas body. It is also easier to clean.

Available units come in brass, or stainless steel.

For further information, call or write Zesco. Inc.

ZESCO. INC. 3694 Westchase Dr., Houston, Texas 77042 (713) 978-6120 TWX 910-881-5399 18 Write 343 on Reader Servics Card 70 125 BL slow-speed reversible diesels, each with a maximum continuous output of 10,640 kw (2 by 14,460 hp) driving a five- blade fixed-pitch propeller at a service speed of 21 knots. Cruis- ing speed will normally be in the 14 to 18-knot range. The ship will accommodate 600 passengers and a crew of 275. Built to Ger- manischer Lloyd classification, the 656-foot-long cruise liner is the first newbuilding to be placed in passenger service by Hapag

Lloyd since World War II.

The generating equipment com- prises five diesel-driven genera- tors which deliver a total 8,500 kw, plus two shaft generators driven by the main engines and designed to use surplus output while cruising. In addition, one emergency generator at 875 kva or 700 kw is supplied.

Besides the exhaust gas boilers linked with the main and aux- iliary engines, the Europa is equipped with two oil-fired boil- ers each providing 12,500 kg/h of steam generation.

In addition to the luxurious surroundings, restaurants, and general ambiance, the design of the vessel incorporates many safety features. A double-skin construction was employed in housing the generating and pro- pulsion machinery — including a separate watertight compartment for the former; modular construc- tion was employed for the pro- pulsion and generating machin- ery, switchgear, and steam gen- erating plant, thus providing the required duplication; the engine room was fitted with a double carbon dioxide fire extinguisher system; the main fire bulkheads were built without air-condition- ing vent breaks; and all passen- ger cabins were positioned above the bulkhead deck.

The Europa was subjected to extensive model testing for hy- drodynamics and aerodynamics in order to optimize resistance, pro- pulsion, behavior in heavy seas, itime Reporter/Engineering News