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A Solution to the Inherent List on Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers

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accurate and ready for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> creati<strong>on</strong> of several variant c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s. Specifically, a c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong> for<br />

water ballast, high density ballast (325 Ib/ft^), and low density ballast (200 Ib/ft^) was created.<br />

Included in Appendix B is a series of tables providing POSSE modeling results in a<br />

combat load c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong> for list correcti<strong>on</strong> in half degree increments up <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> 3 degrees for fresh water<br />

as well as each of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> two ballast density types, 200 Ib/ft^ and 325 Ib/ftl This informati<strong>on</strong><br />

includes:<br />

• Tank name<br />

• Tank volume<br />

• Ballast type density<br />

• Tank weight<br />

Degree Increment:<br />

• Weight<br />

• Percent change<br />

• A KG<br />

• A Trim<br />

A 95% usable volume fracti<strong>on</strong> was utilized for all calculati<strong>on</strong>s. This value provides for<br />

structural internals as well as for any utilities that may be running through <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> spaces. There are<br />

no losses due <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> compacti<strong>on</strong>. According <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> vendor, BTI, because <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> water is removed as <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

material settles, all of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> voids between particles are filled by water and remain filled by water.<br />

It must be noted again, however, that a settled bed of Perma Ballast® is an extremely effective<br />

barrier against permeati<strong>on</strong> of oxygen - ei<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r in<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> bed or through it.<br />

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