[PSUBS-MAILIST] information on viewports

[Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles]

 Hello Jeff, and welcome to the group.  I concur with Sean's recommendations and also his assessment of commercially available viewports.  If you are planning on just working with flat viewports you will find an easier path than fabricating domes.  We can hook you up with an acrylic supplier when you are ready for material.
Jon

    On Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 01:20:26 PM EDT, Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:  
 
 Hello Jeff.

A few important resources for you to check out:

1) Rules for Building and Classing Underwater Vehicles, Systems, and Hyperbaric Facilities - American Bureau of Shipping.

https://ww2.eagle.org/content/dam/eagle/rules-and-guides/current/special_service/7-rules-for-building-and-classing-underwater-vehicles,-systems-and-hyperbaric-facilities-2024/7-uwvs-rules-jan24.pdf

1) Handbook of acrylics for submersibles, hyperbaric chambers, and aquaria. - Jerry D. Stachiw

https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Acrylics-Submersibles-Hyperbaric-Chambers/dp/1930536151

2) Safety standard for pressure vessels for human occupancy (PVHO-1), published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

https://www.asme.org/codes-standards/find-codes-standards/pvho-1-safety-standard-pressure-vessels-human-occupancy/2023/drm-enabled-pdf

As for manufacturers, an internet search will likely reveal a number of acrylic suppliers who will manufacture viewports. Purchasing will inevitably be more expensive than DIY, because a manufacturer can only sell you a PVHO-1 certified viewport for liability reasons. For a PSub, you can achieve the intent without the exhaustive documentation requirements of PVHO-1 by designing to the standard, using the correct slush cast PMMA material, following the appropriate annealing schedule after forming, and then by subsequently testing. Per the PSubs ethos, comply with the commercial rules as far as is possible / practicable.

Sean

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On Mar 16, 2024, 10:52, Jefferson Tortorelli via Personal_Submersibles < personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:



Hi:
 
  
 
I am new to this organization and am currently in the design phase of a two person submersible. I am looking for information on obtaining acrylic viewports or learning (if possible) how to fabricate my own.
 
  
 
Thanks,
 
  
 
Jeff
 
  
 
Jefferson Tortorelli
 
Tortorelli Creations
 
4910 Santa Anita Avenue
 
El Monte, CA 91731
 
Cell: 909-908-3795
 
Shop: 909-370-3131
 
Website: www.Tortorelli.com
 
Instagram: @tortorellicreations
 
  
 
  
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