FEASIBILITY STUDY OF FLOTATION OF SUNKEN VESSELS BY INJECTION OF FOAMED FLOTATION MATERIAL.

Abstract

Continued laboratory experimentation under pressurized water and a test demonstration at the Experimental Diving Unit have resulted in the conclusion that technically and economically it is feasible to inject foamed flotation materials into sunken vessels to refloat them. A foamed salvage method is estimated to take less than one-tenth the time and cost less than one-half of a conventional salvage operation. Continued experimentation is necessary to fully develop the method and materials of foamed flotation. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0613330

Entities

People

  • C. B. Darley

Organizations

  • ARCO

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buildings And Structures
  • Demonstrations
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Flotation
  • Materials

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design