RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Sound Absorption

["Marten Liebster" <mliebster@tbteam.com>]

Pierre,

I considering doing that. I'm already planning on having separate
compartments for the battery packs - 1 main and 1 back-up.

If make a box-like compartment for it, do I have to worry about heat issues?


I thought I read that people have submerged the motor/pump in oil to keep it
quieter. Does oil (which type to use - motor/hydraulic/other?) conduct
electricity?

I don't think it will be a large enough sub to have room for a bulkhead and
separate engine room. Maybe my next one :-)


Marten

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of Pierre Poulin
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 11:02 AM
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Sound Absorption

What if you do a compartement for the motor/pump? And you can insulate only
that compartement?

Pierre



>From: "Marten Liebster" <mliebster@tbteam.com>
>Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
>To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
>Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Sound Absorption
>Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 10:05:54 -0400
>
>Steven & Dan,
>
>Thanks for your responses and pointers. My sub is in the concept stage, 
>I'm reviewing different ideas and learning what's doable and not. I'm a 
>fairly big guy - 6'5" - so I'd like my pressure hull to be at least 5 
>feet in diameter.
>
>For a living I am a programmer and my experience in fabrication is 
>purely wood working. So the thought of through hull propulsion is a bit 
>scary for me. However, having hydraulic connections pass from the 
>interior to the exterior seems much easier to implement.
>
>As a result, I am planning to use hydraulic propulsion, I do realize 
>it's not as efficient as an electric motor. This is the reason for my 
>asking the original question, I'll have a pump running all the time. I 
>anticipate that with not much to absorb sound and with the shape of the 
>hull, that would get really annoying.
>
>Marten
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
>[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of Dan H.
>Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 10:29 PM
>To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
>Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Sound Absorption
>
>Marten,
>
>I haven't got me sub wet yet but the thrusters are up and running.  My 
>three thrusters are in pods on the exterior of the hull.  Of course I 
>can hear them in the sub but they're not loud.  If you had a hydraulic 
>pump running all the time I'm sure that would get annoying.
>
>I like the idea of hearing noises through the hull.  You can't see 
>everything around you all the time.  Hearing a noisy boat in your 
>vicinity before you surface is a good thing!
>
>Besides, sound abatement materials against the hull is a place to trap 
>moisture.
>
>Dan H.
>
>BTW. "Persistence" is now yellow.  I finished the paint job last week.
>Tomorrow the trailer will be blue.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Marten Liebster" <mliebster@tbteam.com>
>To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 2:50 PM
>Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Sound Absorption
>
>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am in the initial process of designing a psub, my first. The web 
> > site
>and
> > mailing list have to proven to be chock full invaluable information 
> > to
>me.
> > One thing that I haven't seen much about (perhaps I'm searching on 
> > the
>wrong
> > keywords) is that of sound absorption.
> >
> > I'd imagine that a psub could be a noisy place, with all of the 
> > motors, pumps, hydraulic and other equipment. It seems to me the 
> > hull would
>reflect
> > back the sound waves, it being bare metal in a tube-like shape.
> >
> > Questions:
> > Is your psub a noisy place?
> > Do you use anything on the hull to absorb the sound?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Marten Liebster
> > A psub newbie
> >
> >
>
>
>

_________________________________________________________________
MSN Messenger : discutez en direct avec vos amis !  
http://messenger.fr.msn.ca/