Date of Award

5-8-2023

Degree Type

Capstone Project

First Advisor

Bahram Nassersharif

Abstract

Group 19, Team America, was tasked with preventing thermal overstress to the launch pad surface and hatch caused by tomahawk missile plume by any means possible by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC). Research and engineering analysis needed to be conducted in order to develop the best concept for the design: prevent thermal overstress to the steel structure. The team worked step-by-step to perform a literature search and patent search to begin the design. Next, the team focused on roles and project planning to have an organized method of working together. The team then developed design specifications once concluding research and after holding a discussion with NUWC sponsor, Greg Sisco. Once the team had the design specifications, it was time to brainstorm, and each team member made thirty conceptual designs to solve the problem. The team worked their way down to one final conceptual design and performed many engineering criteria to prove the concept. This design included a garage door type hatch that was broken up into ten different pieces running along a bracket/rod track that would automatically move the hatch off and back on to the silo. This method would best be used with the use of hydraulics on a true naval vessel. The second portion of the design includes a Barricade Fire Gel that prevents any damage to the surface of the ship from the heat exhaust of the missile plume. Through testing and analyzing, it was determined the fire gel prevented any damage to the areas tested on as well as the new hatch design limiting any exposure to the heat exhausted by the missile plume making the design an overall success.

Comments

Team Name: Team "America" Group 19

Company Sponsor: Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC)

Sponsor Representative: Greg Sisco

Document Reference: URI-MCE-CAP-PDR-2023-19

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