On 4/17/12, Alex <
spm2@nomad.ignorelist.com> wrote:
> I've been thinking about what happens if you have a water tight
> bulk head in the middle and the forward or aft compartment floods. Or
> possibly
> with 3 compartments with forward or aft flooded.
>
> Does the submarine go almost vertical? And the most important part of this
> is
> what happens to the external soft ballast tanks. If the tank has a bottom
> vent
> in the middle and it becomes vertical, it will only fill up half way with
> air
> before it bubbles out.
>
> Worst case scenario: Let's say you have a sub with huge ballast tanks on the
> bow and stern that can surface even if it is fully flooded inside. Let's say
> that the forward ballast tank is damaged and the forward compartment is
> flooded. The unflooded aft compartment and stern ballast tank should be
> enough
> to surface. But will the stern ballast tank work with the bow pointed way
> down?
>
> Alex
> --
> Mailed on 17-Apr-2012.
>
>
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