SOLID GLASS AND CERAMIC EXTERNAL-PRESSURE VESSELS

Abstract

SOLID glass or ceramic hulls provide the maximum buoyancy and internal useful volume for underwater vehicles. This material displays low creep characteristics and withstands external pressure cycling and mild underwater dynamic pressures. Scratches on the exterior surfaces do not decrease appreciably the compressive and elastic strength of such vessels when exposed to either static or cycling pressure. Connectors have been devised that enable glass cylinders to be joined into a monolithic structure that is resistant to both pressure and flexure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 15, 1964
Accession Number
AD0428905

Entities

People

  • J. D. Stachiw

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acrylic Resins
  • Composite Materials
  • Construction
  • Epoxy Laminates
  • Heat Resistant Glass
  • Hydrostatic Pressure
  • Laminates
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Navy
  • Resins
  • Static Pressure
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.