Re: New lister -- hull calculation contribution

[Ray Keefer <Ray.Keefer@eng.Sun.COM>]

Hi,

I just put a link on the Design Guidelines and Tools Page.

Regards,
Ray

> I have a pressure vessel software that could make such calculations.
> If you send me your parameters like diameter ,tube section lenght,
> wall thickness and  material, I would make the spreadsheet. The software
> is the:
> http://www.deepsea.com/up.html
> ACJacques
> 
>    
> asmyth wrote:
> > 
> > Hi gang,
> > 
> > I just washed up on this site and I am truly impressed! I started building a
> > little sub of my own design 8 months ago, so the usefullness of the site and
> > list is pretty obvious. Great job.
> > 
> > I think the fairest thing to do in a first post is to try and contribute
> > something however small, so I just sent Ray a spreadsheet I put together for
> > calculating pressure hull dimensions, for posting on the site. If you input
> > the geometry of the shell and stiffeners (optional), as well as the material
> > properties, it calculates the crush depth for 3 different failure modes, and
> > as a bonus the total weight and displacement. This for a cylindrical hull
> > with hemispherical end caps.
> > 
> > DISCLAIMER: This spreadsheet is an amateur effort, so I would very much
> > appreciate if someone could run an independently calculated design through
> > it to see if the results match!
> > 
> > -Alec Smyth
> > Mt Vernon, VA