{ Week 10 } Other Scheme - Detour

I was trying to push the boundaries of what was possible. I liked the leaf design because it physically divided up the rotation of harvesting plants and the gaps could possibly be loading docks where smaller ships could come in to get more food. There was lots of potential which I brought back to my original design.

This detour also helped me understand better especially about circulation. It was difficult to move from one leaf to another. By stepping out, lift placement was difficult. Sun access was also an issue. 

Jane and others also noted how it was important to make sure the design would float and that it looked like it had direction.

I took all these opportunities and issues, pared back the design and worked with something more cohesive and workable in the end. Thank you Jane. It was hard to let go but I did it :)

{ Week 10} Common Areas

http://www.incat.com.au/domino/incat/incatweb.nsf/0/2A5A8E42B59C55D4CA2573A100022BD6?OpenDocument

Dining facilities on a HSV. Definitely can do better than this.

{ Week 10 } Bridge Size

http://www.incat.com.au/domino/incat/incatweb.nsf/0/0B6DB2B0ACE13430CA25743300018A56?OpenDocument

Smaller than I thought it would have to be. Good. This is for the:

File Number:	0610375ETH.jpg
Name:	HSV 2 Swift
Vessel Type:	98 Metre Wave Piercing Catamaran
Hull Number:	061
Operator:	Military Sealift Command
Region:	Global
Route/Location:	Global
Description:	Bridge layour aboard HSX 2 Swift
Photographer:	Daniel Ferro

{ Week 10 } Smoother Ride

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/T-foil.PNG

The T-foil is used in combination with two transom mounted trim tabs providing ride control forces equivalent to a pair of keel mounted T-foils ensuring a smooth ride in heavy seas. The retractable T-foil is used only when it is needed hence there is less drag to slow the ship, with resultant savings in fuel and less chance of the foil striking a submerged object.

http://www.incat.com.au/domino/incat/incatweb.nsf/v-title/Passenger%20Comfort?OpenDocument

{ Week 10 } Researching Structural Design of Base

The main role of the centre bow is to act as a shock absorber for oncoming seas. Normally the centre bow is above the design waterline. As the ship pitches into waves, the buoyancy force provided by the immersion of the centre bow causes the vessel to reduce its pitching motion by acting as a huge damping system.

The centre bow is the first part of the ship that encounters waves, passengers are therefore cushioned from damaging accelerations by the action of the bow engaging large waves.
The result – a smoother ride.



http://www.incat.com.au/domino/incat/incatweb.nsf/v-title/Centre%20Bow?OpenDocument

{ Week 10 } Research Backing Up Basis of Project: Carrying Capacity, Speed, Distance

Carrying Capacity and Speed
The chartered vessels quickly lived up to their billing. Normal transit for a Marine battalion from Okinawa, Japan to South Korea aboard ferry or amphibious shipping is about 2-3 days, and moving it by air would take 14-17 “lifts” from C-17 aircraft, a process that might require several trips depending on how many planes were available. The same deployment could be carried out by Austal’s chartered WestPac Express catamaran in 24-30 hours; which is to say, at about half the time of conventional naval options, at about 25% of the cost of using airlift. 


Operations
saw extensive Army use in operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, as well as supporting operations in the Pacific, Atlantic, Mediterranean, Horn of Africa, Persian Gulf and Southeast Asia. In one operation, Spearhead moved the 101st Airborne Division’s military police and their equipment from Djibouti, Africa to Kuwait in the Persian Gulf. The fast catamaran made the 2,000 mile trip in 2.5 days. Its naval LSV predecessor would have needed 10 days to make the voyage, and would only have carried the equipment, forcing the troops to fly separately.

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/jhsv-fast-catamaran-transport-program-moves-forward-updated-01535/

Known as Wave Piercing Catamarans
Can travel anywhere. less than 6 day Atlantic crossing to the United Kingdom. After servicing in Gulf waters, she crossed the Indian Ocean and proceeded back across the Pacific Ocean to the US West Coast.


http://www.incat.com.au/domino/incat/incatweb.nsf/v-title/Joint%20Venture%20HSV-X1?OpenDocument

{ Week 10 } Wave Piercing Catamarans and Trimarans

• Capable of easy refitting to reduce long shipyard periods.
• Jet propulsion power does not need require propellers or a  rudder for steering.
• Can maneuver in 3m deep water. Capable of accessing smaller ports commonly found in developing countries.
• Can cruise 77km/h and up to 122km/h with wind assistance.
• Tsunami relief in North Sumatra.
• Seen ships 30 days at sea - refuelled by other ships. 
• Crew Rotation every three months.
• Australian Designs and Companies support Australian Aid Initiative.
• Seen boats that run purely on solar power

Reference: http://www.austal.com/en/

{ Week 10 } Jobs

Jobs People Need to Do

• Fish feeding
• Plant seeding and harvesting
• Mechanical filter clean
• Water testing
• Water top ups, unless autofill valve is connected

http://www.paulnock.net

{ Week 9 } Progress: Blocking In Spaces

Playing around with how much can be produced with all systems supporting each other.

Playing around with floor plans.

Starting to think it looks too fat and not nimble enough. Might strip some fat.