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Re: Pressure Testing

>On a real sub underwater, the pressure is applied all around the sub, not
>in one point.  Though, IIRC, real subs are tested in large sealed tanks,
>if there's no air inside the tank it can be surprisingly easy to get up to
>a high pressure(same idea as doing a hydro on a boiler).  TTYL!
>Paul Anderson

A couple of folks have mentioned such test-tanks. I wonder how they get
pressurized. Would a big air compressor do? A big column of water in a pipe
sticking out the top?


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David
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Osage MN USA