SEAWATER DENSITY IN THE OCEAN AS A FUNCTION OF DEPTH, AND A METHOD FOR UTILIZING THIS INFORMATION IN DESIGN OF PRESSURE VESSELS WHICH WILL REMAIN IN A CONSTANT DEPTH RANGE BETWEEN THE SURFACE AND THE BOTTOM

Abstract

Curves of maximum and minimum seawater density are given for the North Atlantic and for the World Ocean (Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific). These curves show that a sub-surface free floating pressure vessel is possible for all depths below 300 fathoms, If a more limited area of the ocean is to be considered, then a minimum planting depth even less than that stated above should be possible, using the described methods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 08, 1961
Accession Number
AD0273634

Entities

People

  • William F. Warren

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Compressive Properties
  • Design Depths
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Experimental Data
  • Government Procurement
  • Indian Ocean
  • Maryland
  • Military Research
  • Oceans
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Pressure Vessels
  • Salinity
  • Specific Volume
  • United States
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Oceanography.