<div dir="ltr">Jon<div><br></div><div>sorry to beat this to death but still confused. As I understand it, vessels for human occupency have 3 depth ratings. Operating depth, unmanned test depth, and crush depth. So that being said, I am under the understanding that the calculated safe working depth of the 350 is 350', not 525 or 576' so are you saying that the 350 can go to those deeper depths as it was tested to those depths and didn't crush but the (safe working depth is 350)? </div><div>as an example to compare this to, a certian size cable will part at 1,000 lbs of pull so they rate it at 250 lbs of pull due to the 4 to 1 safty factor built in but it is possible to pull it to just under 1,000 lbs with out it parting? Just trying to put this into perspective, sorry.</div><div>Rick</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 3:38 AM Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">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:"times new roman","new york",times,serif;font-size:16px"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">Rick, your reference to 600 feet is the first I've heard of a standard test depth for the 350. Deep water is difficult to find in lakes within the continental US with only 15 of them being 600 feet or deeper. Kittredge lived on the coast and had direct access to deep water, plus being a manufacturer and having a need to promote his products as safe vessels would have wanted to test near the limits of the vessel.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Let me see if I can clarify the numbers.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">525 feet is 1.5x the nominal max operating depth of 350 feet. I believe most certifying agencies want 1.4 or 1.5 safety margins...I could be wrong about that, but it's what I think they want.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">576 feet is the maximum "theoretical" operating depth of the K350 based upon nominal usage factors as defined within ASME/ABS design calculations. This represents a 1.64 safety margin.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Both those numbers are close to 600 feet which is likely why Kittredge tested to that depth, or close to it. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">As a side reference, the K600 was tested to 380 psi or 842 feet of seawater, and certified by ABS, which is a 1.42 safety factor.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Jon</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div><br></div>
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<div><div id="gmail-m_3432056695290236824ydp2aabb8d0yiv1614676187"><div><div dir="ltr">Thanks Jon, that's what I thought you were referring too but just wanted to clarify it as you had said 525 feet and I could have sworn that the captain had said to test it unmanned at 600 feet for one hour so I am confused as that's more than the ABS calcs of 1.5? Dan Hycroft built a 350 and tested his to 550' as that's the deepest hole he could find in the lake he tested in. James, you just built one, what did you test your's at?<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Rick</div></div><br clear="none"><div><div id="gmail-m_3432056695290236824ydp2aabb8d0yiv1614676187yqt58228"><div dir="ltr">On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 6:18 PM Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel="nofollow" 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">
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<div>I ran the numbers again in the calculator and got the
same numbers. If I change the usage factor to 1.0 then I
get 884 feet. I suppose when trying to ascertain a
theoretical crush depth a usage factor of 1.0 would be
acceptable in the calculator. It's been my understanding
that ABS, Lloyds, etc, look for a safety factor of about
1.5 which would put the 350 at 525 feet. That may explain
the 600 foot test depth you mentioned, but even so, my
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