US Navy shows off its R&D wares

Ventilation Systems, US NAVY SHIPS

Shipboard ventilation systems supply and remove air to/from spaces throughout the ship. In doing so, these systems control quality of breathing air and protect personnel and sensitive equipment from potentially hazardous airborne contaminants, fires, explosions, and excessive heat. The ability of ventilation systems to protect personnel from these hazards is particularly important aboard Navy s...

What on to College : Research Shows Us

Dr. Brian D. Ray has been researching the homeschool movement for almost 20 years and is internationally known for his work. He has been a classroom teacher in public and private schools and a professor in the sciences and education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He earned his Ph.D. in science education from Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. Among other things, he current...

Does the US Navy attract young women who smoke?

OBJECTIVE To assess whether the United States Navy is disproportionately attracting and recruiting female smokers from the civilian sector. METHODS Standardised comparisons of cigarette use among Navy women recruits and civilian women were conducted with data from a 1996-97 Department of Defense study and the 1994 National Health Interview Survey. RESULTS Young Navy women recruits (18-22 ye...

Chapter 8 expeditionary operational stress Control in the us navy

Distributed Multi-Algorithm Diagnostics and Prognostics for US Navy Ships

Honeywell and its teammates (PredictDLI, Knowledge Partners of Minnesota, the Georgia Institute of Technology, York International, and WM Engineering) have developed a distributed shipboard system to perform diagnostics and prognostics on mechanical equipment (e.g. engines, generators, and chilled water systems) for the Office of Naval Research (ONR). This Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) syst...