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Re: New lister -- hull calculation contribution
Hi Dick,
The spreadsheet does not actually run from the browser.
Double click to load the page, then Save it to a
.xls file locally. Then bring it up with Excel.
Maybe I need to set up differently. Anyone have any ideas?
Regards,
Ray
> 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
>