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[PSUBS-MAILIST] status report
Status Report ..................from Brian Cox
Project : ESMAE Electric SubMersible with Articulating
Entry
Progress: 1) Have posted my preliminary design on the moki
exchange. (however it keeps changing and morphing hourly).
2) Have
build scaffolding for construction of outer superstructure shell (
ferro-cement construction)
3) Have
built moch-up of pressure hull (so I can get an idea where all these valves are
going to go, also for testing the cable connections for my stick and rudder
controls, and also for testing the scrubber and O2 monitor.)
Continuing Education: Taking machine shop class at Ventura
collage.
Current reading: Structures (or why things don't fall down)
Comments: Though I'm sticking to my basic design concept of a " Flip"
sub. I've realized that I really do not need trim tanks and I will balance
the sub with weights. I've moved my air for buoyancy outside the shell and
replaced that space with more flotation capacity. I am currently playing
with the size of my hard ballast tank that will bring the nose of my craft up
horizontal and ready for cruising, since the nose will be heavy with the battery
pod( a benefit when flipped).
Future Goals: 1) Settle on design and start on steel
matrix for ferro-cement shell.
3) get certified for rebreather equipment
4) put up home page with pictures and info on my
progress