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Wow! Thanks again Jens! Do you think we could come up with something smaller for psub use? These boats have only a fore and aft main ballast tank am I right? David Bartsch > Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:50:28 +0200 > Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Large ballast volume > From: laland@artematrix.org > To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org > > Brian and David > > The 10-pound MBT blowing system is used to remove water from the main, > ballast tanks when the boat is on the surface. It completes the work > started by the 600-pound MBT blowing system, thus saving high-pressure > air. > > Ref. "Submarine Air Systems", NAVPERS 16164 (WWII Fleet Type Submarine): > > http://www.maritime.org/fleetsub/air/chap5.htm#5A > > ** My ship used a low pressure blower once a source of fresh air was > ** obtainable to conserve compressed air. > > Best regards, > Jens Laland > > > > > > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > 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 > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. Get busy. |