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Nuclear sub
Hi guys. I usually can't wait to get on the net and read your e-mails.
Unfortunately, the Nuclear Plant where I work has been refueling for the
last month, and I haven't had time to read all the e-mails. I've just spent
the last hr reading all the e-mails. As the kids say "cool". I think I've
missed out on some good discussions. Too bad we can't use some of that spent
nuclear fuel with it's decay heat as a fuel source, ha.
I've finally finished my clay model of my sub. I plan on making the final
unit out of fiber glass and epoxy impregnated fiber. I also saw some of your
e-mails on propulsion. I've done a myriad of calcs, and think I can get
about 13 knotts for an hr. I've found a couple of web sites on jet pumps
(www.solas.com) and the australians have a sport called jet boating
(jetsprint.org). I've also talked to some fellow engineers at bombadier and
have gotten some old design guides for the impeller and volute. I plan on
making a variable pressure cavitation tunnel to test my propulsion device.
This may sound like reinventing the wheel, but hey I enjoy it, and I tend to
learn more this way.
Now if I could only get some of that spent nuclear fuel..... Suds
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