A Solution to the Inherent List on Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers
A Solution to the Inherent List on Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers
A Solution to the Inherent List on Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers
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Calculati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> Determine Strength Correcti<strong>on</strong>s:<br />
tj^„:= .37511<br />
H = 37.587ft<br />
K:= 1<br />
C := 400ft'^<br />
b<br />
— <<br />
K-VH<br />
Thickness of Plate, HTS<br />
Head of Water (With new head of water calculated using maximum allowable ballast additi<strong>on</strong>)<br />
Assume AR remains less than .5<br />
For HTS, No Set<br />
b = short dimensi<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> panel (inches)<br />
t = thickness of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> plate (inches)<br />
C = Coefficient that is a functi<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> plating material and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> locati<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> plating <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ship<br />
K = coefficient that depends <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> aspect ratio (AR) of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> panel<br />
H = Head of salt water (feet)<br />
*'limit • min<br />
b = 30in<br />
^=15in<br />
2<br />
KH<br />
■'limit'' 24.466in<br />
24.466 in is <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> maximum distance that vertical stiffeners can be located apart and have no deformati<strong>on</strong> occur <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> .375 in<br />
plating. The transverse bulkhead plating has 3 vertical stiffeners It is recommended that a stiffener be placed between <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se<br />
existing vertical stiffeners. Therefore, adding 4 stiffeners <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> transverse bulkhead plating will put b at approximately 15 in and<br />
meet <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 24.466 in requirement^ ^<br />
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