New Techniques to Predict Ship Vulnerability to Pressure Mines along Shipping Routes.

Abstract

New techniques have been developed which allow for real time prediction of ship vulnerability to pressure mines at all points along the shipping routes approaching and within Australia's priority ports. Rather than performing an extensive series of measurements, environmental bottom pressure fluctuations can be predicted using data from existing offshore wave measuring systems. The techniques have been validated by measurements in Sydney Harbour. In addition, sweep effectiveness can be predicted in real time, and seasonal averages of ship vulnerability and sweep effectiveness calculated for planning purposes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA352823

Entities

People

  • John C. Barnes

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Detectors
  • Environment
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Probability
  • Refraction
  • Ship Signatures
  • Simulations
  • Spectra
  • Surface Waves
  • Universities
  • Warfare
  • Wave Power
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waves

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.