Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] depth indicator

[djackson99@aol.com]

Hmmmm... Not the weight of the sub. It should indicate the depth of the vent where the air is released into the surrounding water and likely a little deeper since the constant flow of air may add a few psi to the ambient cabin.  Air at the top of the cabin is at the same pressure as the air at the bottom of the cabin where it is vented to the surrounding water.  So it does not matter where the gauge is inside the cabin.

That also makes the air at the top of the cabin at a pressure higher than the water surrounding the top of the cabin. So a hatch in the top of an ambient sub seals naturally if it opens inward.  Completely opposite to a 1ATM sub.

In my case the dive computer is going to ride along outside the forward view port. There is no room for it inside and with it outside it will automatically start logging the dive when it submerges.

So what are you thinking of building?

Doug J
www.submarineboat.com

-----Original Message-----
From: David Bartsch <dbartsch2236@hotmail.com>
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Sent: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:11 pm
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] depth indicator

   In an ambient submarine, if one uses a dive watch type depth indicators to give an indication of how deep He is, does this display the actual depth or will it be off a little having the additional weight of the sub working on it? One of those HMMMM thoughts...
 
                                                                                     David Bartsch

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