Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Sub Heater Options

On Jan 28, 2008 6:15 PM, <laland@artematrix.org> wrote:

From a newbie on the list:

Oxygen Candles (Oxygen Generators), a topic I came across a while ago
browsing (and reading) the
"dutchsubmarines.com"-site.

Look for "Mystery picture #11: Oxygen generator" half way down on the
following page:
REF http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/pictures/pictures_mystery_2.htm

Amongst things found and read elsewhere, was:

The solid oxygen compound used was lithium perchlorate (LiClO4) in the
old-style, russian TGK,
and potassium perchlorate (KClO4) in the new design.
The change in compound was because it was the lithium type that caught
fire onboard the Mir
Space Station. The compound is contained in briquette form in a "candle",
which generates 600
liters of oxygen by thermal decomposing (burning), enough to support one
crewperson for one day,
and takes up to 20 minutes to decompose.
The reaction temperature is 450-500°C which generates about 800W of heat.
REF http://suzymchale.com/kosmonavtka/isssogs.html

So, my thought in all this is:

Could the old WW2 technology used onboard navy submarines be copied (read:
slightly modified) to
get a combined oxygen generator & sub heater solution?

Best regards,
Jens Laland
Norway

************************************************************************
************************************************************************
************************************************************************
The personal submersibles mailing list complies with the US Federal
CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. Your email address appears in our database
because either you, or someone you know, requested you receive messages
from our organization.

If you want to be removed from this mailing list simply click on the
link below or send a blank email message to:
removeme-personal_submersibles@psubs.org

Removal of your email address from this mailing list occurs by an
automated process and should be complete within five minutes of
our server receiving your request.

PSUBS.ORG
PO Box 53
Weare, NH 03281
603-529-1100
************************************************************************
************************************************************************
************************************************************************