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fuel oil consumed
Posted by:
Enrique
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Date: February 10, 2001 09:17PM
Hello:
In single hull submarines, there were some fuel oil tanks inside the presure hull. For instance, type VII U-Boats had two large fuel oil tanks named Treibölbunker 1i and 2i. I believe those tanks were not self compensating. Therefore, after consuming all their fuel oil, they would be empty, wouldn´t they?. My question is: after comsuming the fuel, how was compensated its weight?. The submarine would be lighter. I think it´s needed to add weight to the boat. What tank was flooded ?.
Thanks in advance.
Enrique
In single hull submarines, there were some fuel oil tanks inside the presure hull. For instance, type VII U-Boats had two large fuel oil tanks named Treibölbunker 1i and 2i. I believe those tanks were not self compensating. Therefore, after consuming all their fuel oil, they would be empty, wouldn´t they?. My question is: after comsuming the fuel, how was compensated its weight?. The submarine would be lighter. I think it´s needed to add weight to the boat. What tank was flooded ?.
Thanks in advance.
Enrique
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fuel oil consumed | Enrique | 02/10/2001 09:17PM |