This pair of submariners stranded on the roof of a pub on the island Schiermonnikoog, the Netherlands. A result of blowing tanks with rocket fuel????. regards, Emile ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan Wallace" <jon@psubs.org> To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 12:53 PM Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Hey, looky, rocket fuel as ballast! > Sounds like it's time for somebody to do an experiment. > Jon > > > > On Sunday 08 February 2004 02:22, Dewey Mason wrote: > > Hey Again, > > > > While that is true, and I seem to recall it is N2 gas > > from a catalyst powder, it happens rather fast. In > > fact, so fast as to not leave the water in anything > > other than a completely open bottomed tank time to > > escape before hitting overpressure. In other words, > > your tank will likely pop before it can drain. Not to > > mention causing a good deal of strong, sudden movement > > for the whole boat. Maybe even enough shock wave to > > damage any parts that may live inside the BT. Another > > potential downside is the powder being exposed to > > water most likely would stop it from functioning > > properly or even working at all. Perhaps if the > > reaction were started inside a small, dry HP tank and > > vented slower it would do nicely though. > > > > Dewey > > > > ================================================================ > Deze e-mail is door E-mail Virus Scan van Het Net gecontroleerd op virussen. Zie voor meer informatie: http://www.hetnet.nl/evs/ >
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