[PSUBS-MAILIST] bolt on rings

[emile via Personal_Submersibles]

Hank,

 

Bolting somethin on a spher without welded reinforcing is normally no-go.  

 

Connecting 2 hemi’s with a 0-ring should be possible with that thickness. Centring ring would be useful..

Some hatch seals are made by just machine a 0-ring groove in a thick elliptical head.

The sphere segments of one version of the Trieste were glued! The thick CrMo steel was impossible to weld.

 

Emile

 

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Verzonden: vrijdag 11 november 2016 2:52
Aan: Personal Submersibles General Discussion
Onderwerp: [PSUBS-MAILIST] bolt on rings

 

Sean, I know we talked a bit about this idea before but I need a refresher.  Can I machine a hole in a heavy sphere and insert a hatch land\reinforcing ring assembly that bolts to the sphere.  It looks like Karl Stanley may have done that with his front dome.  This idea if feasible makes building a deep diver more realistic.  I am thinking  of trying this on my current sphere just to see if I can do it.  Better to screw up a cheap sphere first.  ;-)

 

Next question, when I look at the Deep Rover sub, it has two hemispherical domes coming together on a two sided land.  I am sure the land also gives the domes side support.  Why would this design not work with two heavy steel hemispherical domes.  I am talking 3 to 4 inches thick.   The  steel domes can easily be machined with a flat land and o-ring grooves.  The idea is to eliminate a very costly weld and it would be pretty darn nice to build with the top half of the hull removed.  

Hank

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