Swath Research Vessel Evaluation Study

该项目将评估的特点和能力 世界上最大的小水线面双体船，日本船KAIYO。 由于其上级耐波性，小水线面双体船 （小水线面面积双船体）是相当感兴趣的， 海洋学界作为海洋科学平台 research. SWATH显示出将科学带入不利环境的承诺 目前常规单体船无法达到的海况 的设计. 本研究将是小水线面双体船性能研究中最广泛的 曾经的评价。 它会检查飞船的结构 完整性，其声学和振动传输 它的特点，它的耐波性和操纵能力，在一个 各种海况，包括验证和相关性 进行缩尺模型水池试验。 它将评估飞船的效用 作为各种海洋科学研究的平台 小水线面双体船运动对人员的长期影响。 该项目将收集小水线面双体船设计数据， 新船建造的长期规划， 以及学术研究船队的安全管理。 的 所获得的知识将对海洋科学大有助益 国家科学计划和评估活动 基金会、海军研究办公室、海军海洋系统 指挥部、其他联邦机构、国立大学 海洋学实验室系统和学术科学 社区 通过海军和海军之间的谅解备忘录 系统司令部（NAVSEA）和国家科学基金会 (NSF)，NAVSEA将为NSF提供资金用于“SWATH研究 船只评估研究”将在 乔治博士。格赖斯，伍兹霍尔的副主任 海洋研究所。 伍兹霍尔海洋研究所将负责 全面的项目管理，包括分包合同， 工程和技术专长。

This project will evaluate the characteristics and capabilities of the world's largest SWATH ship, the Japanese vessel KAIYO. Because of its superior seakeeping characteristics, the SWATH (Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull) is of considerable interest to the oceanographic community as a platform for ocean science research. The SWATH shows promise of taking science into adverse sea conditions currently inaccessible to conventional monohull designs. This study will be the most extensive SWATH performance evaluation ever conducted. It will examine the ship's structural integrity, its acoustic and vibration transmission characteristics, its sea keeping and maneuvering ability in a variety of sea conditions including validation of and correlation with scale model tank tests. It will evaluate the ship's utility as a platform for a variety of ocean science research and the long term effects of the SWATH's motions on personnel. The project will gather data on SWATH ship design essential to long range planning for new ship construction and to the proper and safe management of the academic research fleet. The knowledge gained will be of great benefit to ocean science planning and assessment activities of National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research, the Naval Sea Systems Command, other Federal agencies, the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System and the academic science community. Through a Memorandum of Understanding between the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), NAVSEA will provide funds to NSF for this "SWATH RESEARCH VESSEL EVALUATION STUDY" to be carried out under the direction of Dr. George D. Grice, Associate Director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will be responsible for overall project management including subcontracts to provide engineering and technical expertise.