Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Department
United States Naval Academy
(Note: some of the PowerPoint presentations include equations that require MS Equation Editor and/or Corel Equation to see correctly. If you can't read them blame Microsoft! Some of the embedded movies may also not work...Sorry!)
13th Company 4/C ACR-AA/SS Brief
Click here if you are thinking about naval architecture as a possible major!
Links to Course Pages: EN200/400, EN247, EN342, EN358, EN380, EN445, EN447/EN448, EN471/476
Link to Peer Evaluation Form
Naval Academy Dinghy Sailing Link!
Boatspeed in Dinghies PowerPoint
New Navy 44 Midshipmen and TAD Ensign Projects
From 1996 through the delivery of the first boat, NA-21, in October 2007, over 25 students worked on research projects related to the development of the Mk 2 Navy 44 Sail Training Craft designed by Pedrick Yacht Designs. Below are the details of a number of those projects. These projects were performed in EN495/496 independent research courses, the EN476 capstone design project course and internships. The opportunity to study and apply their academic training to a "real-life" project was a great motivator and opportunity for the midshipmen. Some of the students have seen their work realized when they have sailed on the boats they helped design.
Velocity Prediction Program Study
Naval Architecture Senior Design Project
Impact panel video (Navy 44 vs. Navy 44)
Rudder research final presentation (this is a 25 MB file w/ videos)
Student Projects Summary Paper for 2003 CSYS PowerPoint
Trident Project: CFD vs Tank Testing with VPP Correlation (report) (PowerPoint) (article)
Student Navy 44 Projects for Safety at Sea 2005
Pedrick Yacht Design Navy 44 SAS 05 Presentation
Fawcett's Brief Mar06
Asymmetric Spinnaker Student Project (poster pdf)
NA-21 on her way to USNA for the first time! Pics courtesy of Jim Mumper.
Other Projects!
Research on fatigue of fiberglass sailboat hulls (J/24's)
Fiberglass Fatigue PowerPoint presentation
Seaworthy Yacht Design (Safety at Sea 2000) PowerPoint
Offshore Yacht Attributes (SMSA 2004) PowerPoint (in Italian!)
Safety Factors in Naval Architecture (Safety at Sea 2002) PowerPoint
Sailboat Stability and Structure (Safety at Sea 2003) PowerPoint
Risk Management in Sailing (Safety at Sea 2004) PowerPoint
Finite Element Analysis in Small Craft Design (IBEX2002) PowerPoint
CFD for Small Craft (IBEX 2003) PowerPoint
Composites - Engineering Basics (IBEX2004) PowerPoint
Carbon-Bladed YP Prop - Presentation (pdf), (ppt), Report pdf, hub igs, blade igs, combined 3dm
Encapsulated Props
Carbon-Bladed Prop
Marine Composites Design (IBEX 2005) PowerPoint: Basics, Advanced
Lightweight Canoe Project (report pdf)
Seattle Safety at Sea Seminar 2010:
Heavy Weather, Providing Assistance, Yacht Design for Offshore Sailing, Lessons from Past Storms
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Last updated 01MAR2010