[PSUBS-MAILIST] Hull Calc: 78" spheres

Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles personal_submersibles at psubs.org
Sun Jan 11 00:36:49 EST 2015


On 2015-01-10 12:20, swaters at waters-ks.com via Personal_Submersibles wrote:
> My next question is would a 72" sphere at 1.25" reach 1000m within ABS
> requirements?
Nope.  See below:



To make 1000 m with a 72" sphere, the shell would have to be almost 1-1/2":



Keep in mind too that these are the ABS minimums, and a greater safety
factor is probably prudent - particularly for a home builder.

Sean

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