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Hi guys,
An idea that has been
bouncing around in my head for a little while is a rocket-powered submarine.
Well, not quite, as you'll see. Hydrogen and oxygen (obtained from the water)
would be injected into a chamber and then ignited with a spark, which would
then make the hydrogen and oxygen blast toward the aft end of the chamber,
turning a turbine, and providing power to the prop. The hydrogen and oxygen
would be injected at intervals into the chamber so that the turbine would
not spin apart, and also because a rocket engine (especially this
type) is about 3000 times more powerful than a gasoline engine of equal
weight. Because it would be running from H and O drawn from the water, it
would/could/should never run out of fuel. A machine would be on board the
submarine to separate the two gasses. Oh, and rocket engines may reach as
much as 6000°F
(3300°C)!!!
I know that this question was
asked once before, but how much air does one adult human need in
an hour?
I am currently designing a 65
foot long 1 ATM sub with a ten foot outside diameter, and carrying 8-10
passengers, capable of going to 300 or maybe even 600 feet, in the basic
design of the big nuclear subs- cigar/blimp-shaped. Any ideas to how much it
would cost?
Carsten- what are the
specs on your big sub: weight,
length, crew/passenger capacity, submerged time, speed, etc. Did
you build a smaller sub first? I'm mostly interested in multi-person subs,
but all subs are intrigueing.
Has anyone on this mailing list
made a sonar setup?
Thanks,
Alan
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