[PSUBS-MAILIST] New submarine

[Sean T. Stevenson]

On 2014-04-09 23:06, vbra676539 at aol.com wrote:
> Hank
>
> The spheres at Perry were not spun, but fabricated much as the DW
> hulls are done using pressed segments. In the thicker material, it is
> very difficult to hold a nominal thickness without going really heavy
> and then machining the result.
>
> Hank, is that figure for the .75" thickness or the 1.25"? Displacement
> is something like 7250# in seawater (6'OD). I would hope for a little
> better payload out of that than...what, less than 20%? Something like
> that.
>
> Vance

Vance - according to ABS, I get a working depth of 1055.2 m for the 3/4"
shell, and a payload of 17000 N, or over 3800 lbs.

Sean



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