Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] when the gas goes away...

[Coalbunny <coalbunny@vcn.com>]

I feel that for an abolute last resort, use sodium.  It does ignite on
contact with water.  How it could be implemented is beyond me.  But you
get two benefits- heat and gas.  Here my speculation is when the sodium
ignites, it both heats the water in the BT and produces gas.  The gas
AND heated water forces out the more dense cold water.  This making it
easier to refill the BT.  

Keep in mind this is an unedukatid speculashun.  :)
Carl


Dewey Mason wrote:
> 
> Hey Guys,
>  One of the most pressing questions I have is at what
> pressure does the chemical reaction no longer produce
> gas, or does the gas go into solution in the water at
> the point of production or rapidly there after and not
> provide lift. Can the pressure cause the reaction to
> INCREASE it's burn rate? Read EXPLODE. Chemical
> reactions increase with pressure, yes? Particularly in
> a solid where all the fuel is available to burn. The
> liquids would still be controllable by limiting
> dosage. We are looking for a lot deeper depths than
> most Psubs, and still maintain the boats autonomy. Say
> 10K+. The metallic sodium and potassium nitrate would
> be one part solid, one part liquid or what? Doesn't
> sodium do bad things when exposed to water? What do
> the German boats use for gas production? They
> certainly have the expertise to look at. They've had a
> reputation that is well deserved as top self sub
> builders for almost 100 years, yes?
> Just a few Q's for additional discourse.
> Oh, and.................AM I GONNA DIE THEY THOSE
> OTHER GUYS SAID? LOL
> 
> Dewey Mason
> Abyss Marine Tech.
> 
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