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Re: Negative Buoyancy
Posted by:
Scott
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Date: July 18, 2002 09:57PM
Harvey,
I have some information for the negative buoyancy tanks on Type IX and IX/40 boats. I hope this helps in some small way.
The negative buoyancy tanks are, under war time conditions, carried half full, are completely flooded to accelerate a dive, and are blown at a depth of 9 to 11 meters, which is qualified by depending upon sea conditions or danger of attack. They are not, however, to be used when going deep, because of the resulting falling rate, inability to compensate at great depths, need to use compressed air in quantity, and resulting pressure in the boat.
I have some information for the negative buoyancy tanks on Type IX and IX/40 boats. I hope this helps in some small way.
The negative buoyancy tanks are, under war time conditions, carried half full, are completely flooded to accelerate a dive, and are blown at a depth of 9 to 11 meters, which is qualified by depending upon sea conditions or danger of attack. They are not, however, to be used when going deep, because of the resulting falling rate, inability to compensate at great depths, need to use compressed air in quantity, and resulting pressure in the boat.
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Negative Buoyancy | Harvey | 07/17/2002 11:03PM |
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Re: Negative Buoyancy | ROBERT M. | 07/18/2002 01:17AM |
Re: Negative Buoyancy | Scott | 07/18/2002 09:57PM |
Re: Negative Buoyancy | ROBERT M. | 07/19/2002 01:50AM |
Re: Negative Buoyancy | kurt | 07/19/2002 01:41PM |
Re: Negative Buoyancy | ROBERT M. | 07/19/2002 10:47PM |
Re: Negative Buoyancy | kurt | 07/20/2002 12:36PM |
Re: Negative Buoyancy | ROBERT M. | 07/20/2002 08:23PM |
Re: Negative Buoyancy | J.T. McDaniel | 07/21/2002 01:11AM |
Re: Negative Buoyancy | ROBERT M. | 07/21/2002 03:59AM |
Re: Negative Buoyancy | kurt | 07/22/2002 03:51PM |
Re: Negative Buoyancy | ROBERT M. | 07/23/2002 04:47AM |
Re: Negative Buoyancy | Don Baker | 08/16/2002 04:36PM |
Re: Negative Buoyancy | Don Baker | 08/16/2002 04:36PM |
Re: Negative Buoyancy | Rainer Bruns | 08/27/2002 04:21PM |
Re: Negative Buoyancy | steve | 09/18/2002 10:28PM |