Solid-State Device Development for High-Pressure Environment
Abstract
The report describes the beginning of a research program devoted to the study of electrical and electronic components for deep ocean use. Approaches to operation of electrical and electronic equipment in the ocean environment include: Hard-shell enclosures maintained at normal air pressure. Soft shell with a pressure compensating fluid. Free-flooded equipment. The report discusses the use of soft shells with a pressure-compensating fluid in which the equipment is immersed, and characterizes the influence of the following: Ocean environment on the soft shell. High hydrostatic pressure on the electrical and electronic components. Incompatibility of the components with the immersion fluid. Impulse-Type pressures resulting from high acoustic energy and undersea blasts. Achieving positive buoyancy (shell, fluid and components). Work directions necessary to alleviate anticipated and known problem areas are postulated and long-range goals established.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0762009
Entities
People
- D. E. Gilbert
- David W Taylor
- M. J. Siegmann
- V. W. Pugliese