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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5) <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> latest estimates for next overhaul,<br />
6) <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> latest Availability FYOl Planned Incremental Availability (PIA), and<br />
7) LCS at 50%.<br />
A Lightship C<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong> of 81,450.69 I<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ns and a Combat Load C<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong> of 104,263.10<br />
I<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ns were obtained from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> CVN 72 Weight and Moment Baseline report and used for<br />
modeling purposes. These values are from before <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> latest correcti<strong>on</strong> for unknown growth was<br />
applied. Included in Table 1 are <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> current CVN class predicti<strong>on</strong>s with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> most recent<br />
unknown growth correcti<strong>on</strong>s applied. This is an extremely important chart because it shows<br />
each carrier's delivery data and class predicti<strong>on</strong>s for displacement, KG, and list.<br />
The VCG, LCG, TCG, and volume of each tank being analyzed was <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>n checked and<br />
modified if necessary <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> ensure accurate stability and analytical results. These naval architecture<br />
parameters were checked against <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> compartment and access database for CVN 70. Normally,<br />
<strong>on</strong>e would use <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ship's lines drawings and develop <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> hull up <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> bulkhead and freeboard<br />
decks (i.e. <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> highest level <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> which <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re will be watertight/structural salvage operati<strong>on</strong>s). On<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> basis of this modeling, <strong>on</strong>e checks <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> hydrostatics and curves of form against <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> builder's<br />
documents <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> determine if <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> hull has been modeled correctly. Any freely flooding area above<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> freeboard deck will generally be left off <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> hull model unless <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> deck is a strength deck (i.e.<br />
part of hull girder bending). The 2"'' deck sp<strong>on</strong>s<strong>on</strong> voids had <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> be added <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> model because<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y were not included previously and POSSE is normally <strong>on</strong>ly utilized <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> model what is inside<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ship's hull. Builder's lines drawings were not used, however, because salvage and<br />
hydrostatic work was not needed for purposes of this project. Instead, weights and centers were<br />
input <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> model <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> CVN 72 data <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> determine and correct <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ship's list. After careful accounting<br />
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