Brian,
Oxygen handling is not a trivial issue. There are a number of dive shops
that have been laid waste by an O2 explosion and they were only handling
intermediate pressure oxygen (i.e. <2200 psi). Hazards are compounded
exponentially once you go above this pressure. Years ago at the first
NITROX Conference a NASA engineer made a great presentation on these hazards
and how to mitigate them. In a small package such as would be used in a
PSUB plant-size efficiency and waste heat rejection in the compartment will
become issues also with an implementation of a Sterling system. I keep
watching developments though.
R/Jay
Respectfully,
Jay K. Jeffries
Andros Is., Bahamas
As scarce as the truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the
demand.
-Josh Billings
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From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of Brian Cox
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 12:42 AM
To: Personal_Submersibles@Psubs. Org
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] sterling engine swedish submarines
Hi All,
Has anyone seen the sterling engines that they are using in the
Swedish submarines now? It sounds like they have really come along way. I
wonder how far one could go using only High pressure oxygen rather than
liquid oxy ?
http://www.subsim.com/ssr/frank1.html
Check out link
Brian
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