[PSUBS-MAILIST] FW: Casper 2

[Alan via Personal_Submersibles]

Graham,
what is the wall thickness of the battery pods. Is the 14" the outside
diameter. Is the length you quoted to the ends of the end caps?
Are there reinforcing rings in the pods. If so what dimensions.
Also what is the weight of the batteries. You should be able to get
that spec off the internet.
I have the program " Under Pressure" that gives weights & buoyancy.
I would have to put hemispherical end caps in the equation as thats
it's limit.
You might get a better offer from someone with a better program but
I am sure I could get you in the ball park.
Cheers Alan


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> On 31/07/2018, at 9:48 PM, graham bayliss via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
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> my name is Graham Bayliss I  have been building Casper 2 for many years and now find my self frustrated by science I have craned my sub into the water three time only to be frustrated by buoyancy problems I have redesigned my battery tubes to carry more batteries. this has meant they are very buoyant and being on the bottom my boat they tend to want to turn her on her side. My housings measure six feet long by fourteen inches I can not calculate how much weight I need to make these negative buoyancy I have three leisure batteries in each housing plus one hundred and fifty pound of lead on top. this does not counteract the upforce which each housing is subjecting my sub to. I am lost as to how I can over come my problem  as  she is determined to roll . can some one help me please.
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> Pictures  of Casper 2 being built are on the site if you need to look at what I have built.
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