[PSUBS-MAILIST] Rolled steel

[Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles]

Scott, it sounds like you have plenty of time.  I would suggest that you 
study ABS documents and also become very familiar with the online tools 
we have at PSUBS.ORG.  Self-education in design is going to carry you a 
long way to understanding the capabilities of your vessel and give you 
confidence in the various designs you might want to pursue.  You don't 
have to understand it to the point of getting an engineering degree, 
just enough to answer most of your own questions.  Cliff is a P.E. and 
has "gifted" us with a tremendously valuable tool in the design 
spreadsheet which encapsulates ABS requirements and brings reasonable 
vessel design to everyone's fingertips.  It just takes some tenacity to 
get through the material and understand it.  There are numerous people 
on the list that can help you with any related questions.

Even if you had millions of dollars in your submarine budget and could 
hire a staff of designers I would still make the same recommendation.  
It's not about money, it's about the value of knowing the "nuts and 
bolts" about the performance limitations of your vessel.

Jon


On 6/19/2014 12:02 AM, swaters via Personal_Submersibles wrote:
> I am looking for engineering for the pressure hull. Boyancy, stress 
> calculations, and drafting is what I am looking for. Not worried about 
> the electrical or plumbing side about it. My uncle is a doc in 
> electrical engineering and runs the University of Nebraska and will 
> help me and I understand plumbing pretty well. I am consulting the 
> help of Dan Lance on welding. Still will need help eventually with 
> acrylic. I will contact you off list as well.
> Thanks,
> Scott Waters
>

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