August 7, 2014Martime History Miss America X I am fascinated by the early generation of high-speed powerboats from the early part of the 20th century. These vessels had some […]
August 6, 2014Martime History, Surface Piercing Propeller First aircraft carrier fitted with surface piecing propellers The surface piercing propeller was invented prior to World War I by the Canadian Albert Hickman. His logic being that at high […]
August 1, 2014August 7, 2014Computational Fluid Dynamics MANIAC – Linux cluster for OpenFOAM This is my new computer, named after the 50s era Princeton valve computer the mathematical analyser, numerical integrator, and computer, which is […]
August 1, 2014Cyclone moorings Avoid a Grade T time bomb Alloy chain, normally sold as grade T or grade 800 is typically 2 to 3 times stronger than the chain normally used […]