Re: New lister -- hull calculation contribution

[Dick Morrisson <rmorrisson@unidial.com>]

Hi Ray,
No luck on opening the spreadsheet (on my part).  Have you or anyone else opened it
without problem?  When I double click on the item from the tools section it comes up
as an ASCII file.  It may be just me or my computer but I thought I'd ask just the
same.
Dick Morrisson

Ray Keefer wrote:

> 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