Improved computer modeling of ship progressive flooding as a design tool
By:  Russell A. Wright, II
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 49
Description: When a ship suffers underwater damage, there is a rapid influx of water, followed by a period of slower      progressive flooding. This results in flooding of compartments whose hull boundaries, but not interior bulkheads,      are still intact. An existing computer model uses the FORTRAN computer language and formatted input files to      model progressive flooding. This thesis uses MATLAB computer language and SIMULINK graphical user      interface to provide a modular, expandable progressive flooding design tool.
Notes: "September 1998."

Thesis advisor(s): Fotis A. Papoulias.

Thesis (M.S. in Mechanical Engineering) Naval Postgraduate School, September 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47).

Approved for public release; distribution unlimited.

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US Navy (USN) author.

dk/dk cc:9116 12/3/98.