<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>Jim,</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.88888931274414px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>I didn't see the AC unit but was told it used up a lot of power.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.88888931274414px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>I know my ambient had me cooking while travelling on the surface under</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.88888931274414px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color:
transparent; font-style: normal;">the summer sun, but cooled instantaneously when diving.</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.88888931274414px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"> I am considering having two snorkel valves with a fan on one of them & it's</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.88888931274414px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">hose pointed at me, for surface transit. The snorkels will be good for </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.88888931274414px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">holding on to for<span style="background-color:
transparent;"> entry. Any comment on this idea is appreciated.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.88888931274414px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">I mentioned during the G.L. summary that air conditioning</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.88888931274414px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">is a requirement, but noted that some boats like the Curasub have an exemption</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.88888931274414px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span
style="background-color: transparent;">for some reason.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18.88888931274414px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Alan</span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "JimToddPsub@aol.com" <JimToddPsub@aol.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> personal_submersibles@psubs.org <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, April 14, 2014 3:51 PM<br> <b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [PSUBS-MAILIST] Air conditioning<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv1292971392">
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<div>Joe,</div>
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<div>There have been several prior threads over the past few
years regarding non-compressor, onboard A-C systems such as modified ice
chests with computer fans. The cooling medium doesn't have to be
ice. It could even be steel bricks that have been cooled in a freezer or
in a container of dry ice if you're prepared to safely handle steel that's been
cooled to less that -109 F. Obviously the dry ice doesn't go into the
sub. You'll still get humidity reduction from the condensation on the
cooling medium.</div>
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<div>Triton, U-Boat Worx, and some others have onboard A-C systems that might
be compressor based. Maybe those who toured Triton can answer
that. I'd certainly like to see the specs on weight, capacity, battery
draw, etc. </div>
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<div>I don't plan on a mechanical system myself, but will depend on surface
cooling from a system on the tender. That's very similar to what Nuytco
uses. I'll use a small passive system onboard when necessary. </div>
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<div>Jim. </div>
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<div>In a message dated 4/13/2014 9:16:59 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
josephperkel@yahoo.com writes:</div>
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt;"><font size="3" face="Calibri">Jon /Sean /
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt;"><font size="3" face="Calibri">If I can simplify
the motor cooling with ambient water, all the better, I prefer the simplicity
of that method. But, I must, must, have air-conditioning! I must reduce cabin
humidity and temperature to comfortable levels, this is a manned steel drum in
the tropical sun! Plus, I want my electronics dry.</font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt;"><font size="3" face="Calibri">My intent is to
isolate the machine space with a thermal bulkhead with the required lines and
piping routed through as appropriate. That machine space then force ventilated
to the outside in the sail for extended surface transits. I was figuring that
since I’m doing all this ventilating anyway that I would feed these outside
motor pods into this environment. But I do like the idea of keeping down the
number of thru hulls if I don’t need them and just use the passing
water.</font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt;"><font size="3" face="Calibri">That bulkhead need
not be neither structural nor watertight, simply a thermal barrier with
manhole access to the goodies beyond. The space can be monitored with sensors
and video and a fire suppression system could be discharged without impacting
the occupants???</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial">On Sunday, April 13, 2014 10:11 PM, Jon
Wallace <jonw@psubs.org> wrote:<br></font></div>
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<div class="yiv1292971392moz-cite-prefix"><br clear="none">A good part of the year
in your climate the outside air is likely to be hotter than the sea. I'm
not convinced there's a clear benefit outweighing the sea as a heat sink.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">On 4/13/2014 8:45 PM, Joe Perkel
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt;"><font size="3" face="Calibri">I am considering
a scheme for dealing with electric motor cooling and would like input on the
viability of the idea and any pros or cons that I may be
missing.</font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt;"><font size="3" face="Calibri">In looking at my
SeeHund replica, note that the torpedo/pod(s) length exceed needed battery
capacity. <span> </span>So the idea being that the aft ends of both
will house electric motors that are isolated from the battery
compartments.</font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt;"><font size="3" face="Calibri">I’m thinking to
ventilate these aft motor units into the aft machinery space within the main
hull. Incidentally, the hull diameter will be 42” and the torpedoes #14
pipe. This will leave a significant airspace around these motor units
allowing me to use fan cooled motor cases.<span> </span>Each motor pod
could be connected with vent pipes for intake and output airflow, then the
machinery space itself force vented to the outside with
<span> </span>main induction and exhaust vents. <span> </span>All
this for continuous surface running of course. Submerged, the motor units
would be intermittent duty.</font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 10pt;"><font size="3" face="Calibri">The centerline
unit would be fully enclosed and not vented, therefore not as attractive for
continuous duty due to thermal constraints.</font></div>
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