Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] pressure hull sizing

If you ever sit in a 48" hull, 36" suddenly seems WAY too small. But It depends on whether you plan to spend the dive with your body in the hull in the conning tower (K-250 style).

I would suggest that anyone in the planning stage get some different size cardboard tubes (you can get 30", 36", and 48" diameter tubes from places like "Shapes Unlimited") and try mocking your design up to see how it feels.

Greg

--- On Thu, 5/6/10, Jon Wallace <jonw@psubs.org> wrote:

From: Jon Wallace <jonw@psubs.org>
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] pressure hull sizing
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Date: Thursday, May 6, 2010, 1:32 PM

36 inch seems to be the most common size for a one person sub, unless you are targeting a Sgt. Peppers design in which the pressure hull is just wide enough to protect a standing or prone body.

Fritz, Benjamin T AT1 CNATTU, JACKSONVILLE wrote:
> Hey guys,
> I was looking at my designs for my sub and noticed that the interior size is lacking in open volume when all the internals are installed. Right now its all theoretical placement using the dimensions of the components. My hull diameter is planned at 30", at this point I don't think it will be enough...
>
> Of the members of the K-Sub mafia, what size hull is more common for construction? Cliff, what size hull did you use for the R-300?
>

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