OPENING REMARKS

Dr. Fred E.Saalfeld Deputy Chief of Naval Research/Technical Director

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CAPT John Preisel, USN Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division

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VADM Albert J.Baciocco, Jr., USN (retired) Naval Studies Board

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TECHNICAL SESSIONS

Hydrodynamics in Ship Design

Failures, Fantasies, and Feats in the Theoretical/Numerical Prediction of Ship Performance
L.Larsson,^1,2 B.Regnström,² L.Broberg,² D.-Q.Li,^1,3 C.-E.Janson² (¹Chalmers University of Technology, ²FLOWTECH International AB, ³SSPA Maritime Consulting AB, Sweden)

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Intelligent Regression of Resistance Data for Hydrodynamics in Ship Design
L.Doctors (University of New South Wales, Australia)

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Some Remarks on the Accuracy of Wave Resistance Determination from Wave Measurements Along a Parallel Cut
F.Lalli, F.Di Felice, P.Esposito, A.Moriconi (Istituto Nazionale per Studi ed Esperienze di Architettura Navale, Italy), R.Piscopia (Universitá di Roma La Sapienza, Italy)

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Wave Resistance and Wave Patterns for High-Speed Crafts; Validation of Numerical Results by Model Test
S.Brizzolara, D.Bruzzone (University of Genoa, Italy), P.Cassella (University of Naples, Italy), A.Scamardella, I.Zotti (University of Trieste, Italy)

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Evaluation of Methods for Estimation of Extreme Nonlinear Ship Responses Based on Numerical Simulations and Model Tests
L.Adegeest, A.Braathen, T.Vada (Det Norske Veritas, Norway)

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Investigation into Ventilated Hydrofoils for Ride Control of High-Speed Craft
K.Thiagarajan, R.Shock (Australian Maritime Engineering CRC, Ltd., Australia)

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Propulsor Hydrodynamics/Hydroacoustics

Design System of Marine Propellers with New Blade Sections
C.Kawakita, T.Hoshino (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan)

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A Study on a Propulsion System by Peristaltic Motion in Highly Viscous Fluid
M.-C.Kim, S.Ninomiya, K.-h.Mori, Y.Doi (Hiroshima University, Japan)

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