Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] 1ATM construction Q?

["Akins" <lakins1@tampabay.rr.com>]

Hi Patrick.

 

I am not an engineer, but the flat sections of an octagonal hull would not

have as much strength as a round sphere, egg shape, or cylinder.

That is why most 1 atm subs use those shapes.

Bill Akins.

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Patrick

To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org

Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 1:22 PM

Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] 1ATM construction Q?

It seems that steel and acrylic cylindrical/spherical construction is the
predominant method of making 1ATM subs.
Can or has it been done in other ways?

for instance, could I theoretically build my octagonal hull out of steel or
another material and use it as a 1ATM vessel? has anyone build 1ATM vessels
out of something other that steel? (regardless of dive depth)