Exhaust recycling and O2 sensor for submarine use

[Bruce Plecan]

I LOVE these credit lines........
Hhehehehehehe
Grumpy

     * Propulsor(s):    Followed by some human names, whatta riot (odd humor
here at CSH, HQ)


> >        I am trying to build a submarine and although I wish to use DC
> > motors for propulsion I am also looking at a small 4 stroke engine.
Does
> > anyone have pointers to info on exhaust recycling or on minimizing air
use.
>
> > I am also interested in any air quality monitoring ideas that you might
> > have.  Sub volume is small at about 10 cubic meters, would an automotive
O2
> > sensor have a fast response time?
>
> > Pics of pressure vessel at
http://members.xoom.com/andrewmuck/sub/goSub.htm
>
> Oh my God. I'm worried that if I give you any useful advice, I might
> get sued when you drown (or suffocate on the recycled exhaust).
>
> One point I will make is that launch and recovery is the most important,
> commonly overlooked issue. With a volume of 10 cubic meters, you will
> have a vehicle with a dry weight of 20,000 lbs, assuming you have
> external balast tanks. Less if the balast is internal, but that defeats
> the purpose of using this far less than ideal pressure vessel.
>
> My advice: Use that $500- to get a SCUBA license, and build a wet
(flooded)
> submarine. It can be run on batteries, or more likely compressed air.
> There's a human powered submarine sitting in the basement of the building
> I'm in right now.
>
> Please let yourself get talked out of this project.
>
> -Joe Curran
> espace at mit.edu
>
> For info on submarines that won't get you killed:
> http://auvserv.mit.edu/
>
> Spec's of what's in the basement:
> http://www.tntech.edu/www/life/orgs/sub/races/3rdISR/mit3.html
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> To unsubscribe from diy_efi, send "unsubscribe diy_efi" (without the
quotes)
> in the body of a message (not the subject) to majordomo at lists.diy-efi.org
>

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe from diy_efi, send "unsubscribe diy_efi" (without the quotes)
in the body of a message (not the subject) to majordomo at lists.diy-efi.org