Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Rocket powered submarine, etc

[SIMON WALKDEN <mrsym0r@gmail.com>]

Whether the idea actually works or not, it would certainly be a crowd
puller to have a submarine with a combustion chamber nozzle poking out
the back of a submarine :-)

-Simon



On 7/5/05, C & L Hendkids <hendkids@oregontrail.net> wrote:
>  
> 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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