<div dir="auto">Hi Hank, I am using 5 E size tanks (20cf) in the SeaQuestor. They sit right behind my pilot seat within arms reach. Each are individually valve controlled. Though they are tied to a manifold that holds the digital gauge tied to my plc, so that I only have one digital gauge. No more than one tank at a time would ever be open. Indivudually they have their own digital gauge and flow control, in addition to the digital gauge on the manifold. This gives me the ability to disconnect a bottle from the digital system in the event the plc goes down, and still control its flow and have the ability to read the tank level. I'm all about redundant systems.<div dir="auto">Best Regards,</div><div dir="auto">David Colombo</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 30, 2020, 12:39 PM Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">It is possible to employ burst devices in place of the standard cylinder burst discs which similarly protect the cylinders, but allow for plumbing the exhausting gas overboard instead of venting it into the cabin. Quieter too.<br><br>Sean<br><br>-------- Original Message --------<br>On Jan. 30, 2020, 11:04, Alan via Personal_Submersibles < <a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<blockquote><br><div><div></div><div>Alec,</div><div>I have seen one tank empty out. The burst disk went on one of a bunch</div><div>of tanks we had for a dive trip. </div><div>It was about 8am so no heat from sunlight to increase pressure.</div><div>A really loud hisssss for ages. Would sure get you panicking.</div><div>Alan</div><div><br></div><div><br>On 31/01/2020, at 3:33 AM, Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">Yes, fire as in the Apollo 1 scenario. It's really a hard ABS requirement to meet, because you're already at 21% O2 under normal conditions so any one tank can't contain more than 2% of the cabin volume in O2. I think you'll find that implies the tanks need to be absolutely minuscule. On the plus side, as you say it would take a really, really unusual failure to empty a tank. Make sure the tank valves are readily accessible and not hidden behind anything, and make it a documented SOP for them all to be closed except the one currently discharging.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 9:22 AM hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">Alec, good point, so the risk with that is fire? In my case, with separate bottles not inter-connected the tank would have to fail or the regulator. I love simple</div><div dir="ltr">Hank</div><div><br></div>
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<div><div id="m_-1601334139686984929m_-8327180593133166906m_-4175239601058749097m_1864511597155119196gmail-m_-8523655032567640917yiv6181779246"><div><div dir="ltr">Hank,<div><br clear="none"></div><div>In addition to the 1 atm rule Sean mentioned, there is a second requirement. The uncontrolled release of the contents of one tank of O2 should not raise the cabin O2 content above 23 percent. This second condition I suspect you will find more onerous than the first.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Best,</div><div>Alec<br clear="none"><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div></div></div><br clear="none"><div><div id="m_-1601334139686984929m_-8327180593133166906m_-4175239601058749097m_1864511597155119196gmail-m_-8523655032567640917yiv6181779246yqtfd16797"><div dir="ltr">On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 8:31 AM Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Plumbing all of your oxygen cylinders into a manifold using check valves should suffice. The idea being that any single failure should not empty the entire bank, and the individual cylinders need to be small enough to keep the total pressure increase below 1 atm if you do happen to lose one. <br clear="none"><br clear="none">Examine your entire plumbing system, identifying every connection and the consequences of it failing. Either the consequences need to be acceptable, or you have to have a response plan for that failure. <br clear="none"><br clear="none">As far as corrosion protection for through hull fittings, if you overlooked something in design, plating or cladding with corrosion resistant materials can be an option. At work, I have some vessels that I designed in A105 steel (similar to A516 gr 70, but forgings), that I am sending out to have the fluid exposed surfaces clad with Inconel 625 for corrosion resistance. Of course, I'm dealing with much worse stuff than seawater: hydrogen sulphide-saturated acidified high salt brines at elevated temperature. Still, it's always worth a look at costs of such processes versus the lifetime cost of maintenance. I was expecting the cost of cladding to be far higher than the quote I received. On the other side of the coin, I have some parts in the same system with deep holes that can't possibly be clad or painted, so I had to have them machined out of Hastelloy C276. One 8" end cap is worth more than my truck.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Sean<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-------- Original Message --------<br clear="none">On Jan. 30, 2020, 06:04, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles < <a rel="nofollow noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<blockquote><br clear="none"><div><div><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">Sean, okay that is where I missed the boat. I know about the do not exceed 1 atm rule but did not realize it meant a single tank. If I lost all my O2 it would be a problem. I am using multiple tanks so all is good. I do not have room to drill out the steel plus changing an O2 tank would really suck with this new body. Forget about a change if the sub is in the water.</div><div dir="ltr">Hank</div><div><br clear="none"></div>
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On Thursday, January 30, 2020, 5:12:49 AM MST, Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:
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