Volume 6, Issue 1 - Naval Sea Systems Command - The US Navy

Below: A chart showing the timeline of development of the SEAQUEST capabilities.
Diagram provided by William R. Sheppard, NSWC Carderock Division.
Availability
Ship Design
Survivability
Cost*
Energy Calculator
Thermal
Power/Propulsion Systems
Auxiliary/Machinery Systems
Mission Effectiveness
The team emphasizes they’re not looking for any
one design to satisfy all needs. More accurately, they’re
looking for a set of answers that feeds into a group of
optimized designs which program managers can use in
their decision-making process. This design optimization
process has gotten so much attention recently that
Klingensmith’s colleagues participated in a very large
alternative propulsion study presented to members of
Congress in FY 06, spending almost $1 million to provide
input to that report.
Through modeling and simulation, Carderock
Division researchers are minimizing time and cost
constraints on the Navy’s ship design processes, paving
the way for greater efficiency in designs, and in turn
saving precious Navy budget dollars.
Core equities
SEAQUEST Current State of Development
Functional Use of Models, Current and Future
Model
Developed
(if necessary)
Model
Verified
(if necessary)
Model
Validated
(if necessary)
Current Models Proposed FY 09
Planned FY 10 and later
* NSWC Code 986 Developed Models ** Based on SECNAVINST 5200.40
Integrated
In
SEAQUEST
Technical Points of Contact
Timothy Klingensmith
timothy.klingensmith@navy.mil
215-897-1076 (DSN 443)
William Sheppard
william.sheppard@navy.mil
215-897-1468 (DSN 443)
David Woodward
david.c.woodward@navy.mil
215-897-8608 (DSN 443)
Core Equity Leader,
Machinery Systems
Patricia Woody
patricia.woody@navy.mil
215-897-8439 (DSN 443)
SEAFRAME
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