<div dir="ltr">Hi Brian,<div><br></div><div>I highly recommend a very small yet invaluable book Dan Lance once pointed me to. It is called The Oxygen Hacker's Companion, and the author is Vance Harlow. Oxygen is one area with specialized requirements that, if ignored, can result in a really bad day. Please be sure to read that book before you build anything that will handle O2.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br>Alec</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 11:58 PM, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div>Hank,</div><div> Can I put a bronze bushing in a ss coupling, if that is necessary for the O2? Does the O2 need to not go through stainless? </div><div> </div><div> I had a bad experience connecting stainless nipples into a stainless 90, it galled so bad that I ruined the nipple getting it out of there. Maybe I just need to use more Teflon tape.</div><div> </div><div>brian</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br><br>--- <a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a> wrote:<br><br>From: Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><span class=""><br>To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] penetration schedule<br></span>Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 20:46:45 -0700<br><br></div><div><div class="h5"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div>Hank,</div><div> It seems to me that it's easier to weld in couplings rather than nipples, I suppose it's just preference. I sort of have a trim tank already with my forward hard ballast tank, I'm just not sure at this point whether or not that will be enough control. A way to deal with varying loads is probably something I need to address, but I don't want to give up valuable cabin space for it. </div><div> </div><div>Brian<br><br>--- <a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a> wrote:<br><br>From: hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] penetration schedule<br>Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 18:23:16 +0000 (UTC)<br><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div><span>Brian,</span></div><div><span>I would add a few nipples and cap them off, you will want them down the road.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>A trim tank may be a good idea for such a heavy sub, unless you have real powerful vertical thrusters. I find when I take a passenger, even my daughter Roman who is light as a feather, I am always quite over weight. That is no problem at all in a Gamma size sub because the vertical thrusters have enough jam to stop the sub hitting bottom. A trim tank would be good to keep you closer to ideal weight, or have lots of small weights to take out. I foolishly made two rather heavy lead weights. </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>Are you running your O2 through a ss nipple, is that okay, I am planning to do that for external O2. I remember talk about the K subs needing a Bronze fitting or something like that.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>Hank</span></div> <br><div><br><br></div><div style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Thursday, August 13, 2015 11:52 AM, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div><div><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div>Hank,</div><div> Here are all my penetrations:</div><div> </div><div>Front hard ballast tank</div><div> 1. flood valve - 1/2" ss rod thru hull </div><div> 2. vent valve</div><div> 3. air inject - ss coupling</div><div> </div><div>Main ballast tank (soft)</div><div> 1. flood valve - ss 1/2" rod thru hull</div><div> 2. air inject</div><div> </div><div>mechanical penetrations:</div><div> 1. front flaps - ss 1/2" rod thru hull (all)</div><div> 2. back flaps</div><div> 3. motor turning ( steering )</div><div> </div><div>Breathing Oxygen - 3/4" coupling or smaller ( will bush)</div><div> </div><div>Flood Valve - 1 1/2" - ss coupling ( near bottom)</div><div> </div><div>main ballast HP air in - </div><div> #1 - 3/4" ss coupling</div><div> #2 - 3/4" ( will have bushings to 1/2" or smaller)</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Gauges</div><div> 1. Temperature - 1/2" ss coupling</div><div> 2. Pressure - 1/2"</div><div> </div><div>Release buoy </div><div> 1. 1/2" SS rod thru hull</div><div> </div><div>Equalizing valve </div><div> 1. 3/4" coupling</div><div> </div><div>Drop weight</div><div> 1. 7/8" ss rod thu hull</div><div> </div><div>Hatch dog thu hull</div><div> 1. 7/8" ss rod</div><div> </div><div> Is there anything that I obviously forgot ?? All my electrical will be going through a separate viewport fitting.</div><div> </div><div>So far I have the front trim, hatch , but no air yet.</div><div> </div><div>Not sure if I want to have a small trim tank in the main cabin or not.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Brian</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div>_______________________________________________
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