Fiscal Year:
1986
Title:
SUBMARINES
Agency / Branch:
DOD / NAVY
Contract:
N/A
Award Amount:
$49,162.00
Abstract:
THIS STUDY INVESTIGATES THE FEASIBILITY AND SUITABILITY OF APPLYING A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE TO ENCLOSE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IN SUBMARINES. THE PROPERTIES OF THE STRUCTURE THAT ARE INVESTIGATED IN GREATEST DETAIL ARE WEIGHT AND VOLUMETRIC EFFICIENCY. SECONDARY INFLUENCES CONSIDERED AND QUANTIFIED ARE SHIP CONSTRUCTION EFFORT, TIME TO TEST ELECTRONICS, PERFORMANCE UNDER SHOCK LOADING AND CHARACTERISTICS OF VIBRATION DAMPING AND NOISE TRANSMISSION. THE METHOD USED TO QUANTIFY THE BENEFITS OF THE SUBJECT STRUCTURE, IN TERMS RELEVANT TO THE SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS, IS BY COMPARISON WITH EXISTING STRUCTURES, CURRENTLY USED TECHNIQUES, AND KNOWN CONSTRUCTION TIMETABLES. THE COMBAT SYSTEM EQUIPMENT SPACE OF AN EXISTING ATTACH SUBMARINE IS USED AS A MODEL. THE SIZE, SHAPE, EQUIPMENT ENCLOSED, CABINETS, WIREWAY, DECK STRUCTURE, AND HULL ATTACHMENTS ARE THE GIVEN QUANTITIES FOR THE STUDY. A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE IS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THE SAME EQUIPMENT AND THE DIFFERENCES, ADVANTAGES, AND DISADVANTAGES ARE ENUMERATED.
Principal Investigator:
T deegan
4016830792
Business Contact:
Small Business Information at Submission:
Deegan Research Gp Inc
728 Bristol Ferry Rd Portsmouth, RI 02871
EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS:
N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned:
No
Minority-Owned:
No
HUBZone-Owned:
No