[PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Toilets

["Michael B. Holt" <mholt@richmond.edu>]

"Karl S. Luttrell" wrote:
> 
> A word of caution to all.
> 
> During early hypebaric chamber experiments, pressure differential on one or
> more toilet designs caused grave injuries, i.e. evisceration.  Delta P can
> be most unforgiving.

And to U-1206's crew in 1945, it resulted in time in a British
prison camp.  The skipper, Kptlt. Schlitt, had trouble with the
head, which resulted ultimately in taking in water through the
valve.  The boat filled with water.

Moral of the stories?  Have the head dumping to a holding
tank that is not emptied while submerged.



Mike