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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
WARSHIP 2005:
NAVAL SUBMARINES 8
22 - 23 June 2005, London, U K
PAPERS
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Warship 2005: Naval Submarines 8, London, UK
CONTENTS
Marine Systems Development - A New Opportunity 1
Mark Tooth, Matt Bolton, and Graham Ford, Ministry of Defence, UK
Evolution from Periscopes to Optronic Mast Systems 9
Alan Stevenson, Thales Optronics Ltd, UK
Z E B R A Battery - The Solution to Submarine Energy Storage 15
Dave Williamson, Rolls-Royce pic, UK Neil Benstead, Ministry of Defence, UK
The United States Navy's Submarine Safety (SUBSAFE) Program 25
Stephen E Iwanowicz and Matthew S McBride, Naval Sea Systems Command, USA
Christopher A Lilly, Perot Systems Government Sennces, USA
Advances in Submarine Escape 37
Joseph TArcano, Michael Holmes, Russell Hrabe, John Leadmon, and Brandan Shea, Naval Sea Systems Command, USA
Risks and Hazards in Recovering the Nuclear Submarine Kursk 47
John Large, Large & Associates, Consulting Engineers, UK
NATO Submarine Rescue System - An Integrated Approach *
Neville Yard, Rolls-Royce pic, UK
Shock Qualification of Electron Beam Welded Submarine Hull Valves using 57 Numerical Methods
Phillip Thompson, Nicolas Misselbrook and Alan Fergusoit, Weidlinger Associates Ltd, UK
Greg Alexander, Sea Technology Group, MOD, UK
Collapse Pressure of Watertight Bulkheads 69
Jack Reijmers, Iv-Nevesbu, The Netherlands
The Development of an Onboard Submarine Stability Tool 75
Darren Haynes, Sea Technology Group, MoD, UK Ian Carter, Graphics Research Corporation Ltd, UK
Astute Class Submarine Movement Control - An Integrated Approach 87
Simon Purvis and Neil Philip, BAE SYSTEMS Submarines Ltd, UK
Industrial Challenges Within Royal Naval Submarine in Service Support 101
Mike Whalley, DML Group, UK
M A R P O L Compliant Solid Waste Management on Astute Class 111
Kevin Young, BAE Systems Submarines. UK
Classification of Submarines 215
Lorenz Petersen, Gennanischer Lloyd, Germany
Warship 2005: Naval Siihiiiariiies 8. London, UK
Astute Propulsor Technical Innovation Summary 119
Peter Vinton and Simon Banks, Rolls-Royce pic, UK Martin West, Frazer-Nash Consultancy, UK
Submarine Towing Trials 129
James Anderson and Sarah Watts, QinetiQ Haslar, UK
Nigel Hills and Emmanuel Ofosu-Apeasah, MoD S&MO IPT, UK
Submarine Trials and Experimentation - Dealing with Real-Life Data 139
Jon Bayliss, Nick Kitnber and Philip Marchant, QinetiQ Sea, UK Jason Bryars, Ministry of Defence, UK
An Evaluation of the Merits of Non-Body of Revolution Submarine 149 HuUforms
David Nogy, Naval Sea Systems Command, USA Jeffrey Pfister, Northrop Grumman Corporation, USA
Pressure System Life Prediction and Management 161
Hamish Fowler, Julian Austin, Mike Anderson and Alasdair Wylie, Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited, UK
Development of a Portable Atmosphere Control Unit for Military 165 Applications by Integration of Submarine and Diving technology.
Mike Clarke and Amanda J Crudace, Molecular Products Ltd, UK
Authors' Contact Details
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