Enhanced VAX/VMS programming solutions with applications for preliminary marine vehicle design
By: James R. Plosay
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Monterey, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 133
Subjects: Mechanical engineering
Description: A Mechanical Engineering department project in which the VAX/VMS system was utilized to create an interactive menu driven program to solve basic preliminary ship design problems. Enhancement of an existing program was initiated to improve the user interface by adding user friendly help information. Also, routines were written to calculate propulsive power requirements based upon the ship forms coefficients selected and comparisons made using the Method of Silverleaf and Dawson and the Admiralty Coefficient prediction method. Further computational routines were added to predict range and endurance figures for estimated voyage data and selected propulsion plant types, using the U.S. Navy Design Data Sheet DDS9400-1 methodology. Finally, the detailed printed report generated by the system was updated to include reports of these calculations for the users design study.
Notes: Thesis Advisor(s): Papoulias, F. A. ; Second Reader: Hallock, J. F.

"September 1990."

Author(s) subject terms: Preliminary ship design, VAX/VMS programming, VAX graphics.

Description based on title screen as viewed on December 17, 2009.

DTIC Descriptors: Computations, Computer Programming, Endurance(General), Interactions, Interfaces, Mechanical Engineering, Menu, Naval Architecture, Propulsion Systems, Solutions(General), User Needs, Vehicles

DTIC Identifiers: Computer aided design, Computer programs, Marine propulsions, Interactive graphics, Theses, Naval vessels.

Thesis (M.S. in Mechanical Engineering)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 1990.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-131).

"Approved for public release, distribution unlimited"--Cover.

US Navy (USN) author.

MAW  12/22/2009.