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with abrasive blasting nozzle design are leading to dramatic production improvements - increas- ing current productivity levels of abrasive blast- ing. The Improvements in both traditional abra- sive blasting nozzle design and a new method of Multiple Stage Particle Acceleration (MuSPA) will be outlined.

Title The Common Rail System

Abstract The MAN B&W Diesel common rail technology has proved itself in extensive prac- tice tests: Two 32/40CR engines on the con- tainer vessels Cornelia Maersk and Clementine

Maersk have demonstrated the advantages of the new injection technology with regard to fuel consumption and exhaust emissions over a total operating time of approx. 8 000 hours.

After thorough tests on in house system test beds, the 48/60B engine with common rail technology has now been running on the test bed of the Augsburg MAN B&W works since the beginning of this year. "These tests fully comply with our time schedule, which means that the first 48/60B common rail engines will be put into service next year", says Professor Dr.

Wolfram Lausch, Senior Vice President of the

MAN B&W Diesel Marine Division.

Title Linking Design Tools for Hull

Optimization

By Philip Christensen,

Formation Design Systems

Abstract Most naval architects use a range of software design tools in their office. This pres- entation explains some techniques for linking together various design tools in order to opti- mise hull forms. In particular the competing requirements of hull fairness, stability, strength and seakeeping characteristics will be addressed. A number of example problems will be worked through showing how a hull form can be transformed to meet certain desired form parameters while simultaneously checking other design criteria.

Title Marine Technology Applied To

The Power Generation & Energy

Supply Industries

By Waller Marine, Inc

Abstract The recent Energy Bill passed by

Congress promotes the use of "Clean Coal" technologies as a means of reducing reliance on imported oil and simultaneously reducing emissions. Technologies are currently available to achieve these goals, but their costs of con- struction are significantly greater than presently accepted competing technologies. The financial and technical viability of the project is almost solely based upon the construction of barge mounted (modular) cogeneration and

GTL/chemical co-production plant modules, classed by the American Bureau of Shipping and fully documented as marine vessels. The modules comprising the plant are outfitted on land in China and tested to the degree that operational compliance is certified and financial guarantees of performance are put in place.

The barge modules are then disconnected and separated and then transported by submersible ships to the Mississippi River, where they are floated, towed and lifted to their land based sites and reconnected for commercial opera- tion in Louisiana and Tennessee.

Title Integrated Platform Management for Patrol Craft

By Servowatch

Abstract For any special operations vessel to function effectively and efficiently, the primary consideration is the provision of information upon which the crew will act. This not only includes the communication of basic informa- tion about the status of the vessel, but also communicating external information to the crew. The information systems on board a ves- sel include navigation, internal communications, external communications, machinery manage- ment, electrical management, video networks and computer networks. It has been traditional practice to install all the components of the information systems as individual elements and sometimes to source from a variety of contrac- tors. The manning arrangements of the vessel then follow the standard route of dedicated applications being executed from fixed posi- tions. This leads to a complex communication network on board the vessel for the transfer of information upon which the performance of the vessel depends. As experts in data manage- ment, systems integration and as a specialized engineering manufacturer, Servowatch have taken a lead in providing a truly reliable and flexible Networking solution for any type of

Patrol or Special Operations craft.

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