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improvements were achieved by applying the Quality Function
Deployment (QFD) analysis process developed during the MSD design project in concert with dis- cussions with NASSCO personnel.
Due to arrangements of the PD337 design partial longitudinal bulk- heads and pillars were required outboard of the engines to achieve the required stiffness and provide support for the cargo decks.
Advantages of the Level 4 concept and templates are: • The engine room can be completed including final paint prior to main engine and unit load- out. • The machinery units can be completed and tested in parallel with the completion of the engine
Circle 354 on Reader Service Card crew, cargo and propulsion, a para- metric analysis of the support requirements resulted in standard arrangement templates. The expe- rience gained during the previous three design was incorporated in the machinery aft/RoRo configura- tion to optimize the arrangement to become a starting point for a world class design.
These templates incorporated many of the best ideas for equip- ment location within the engine room and in general verified the basic equipment arrangements used on the previous designs. The
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