Simulation Study of a Modular Escape Capsule Released from a Submerged Submarine

Abstract

The hydrodynamic behavior of a submarine escape capsule during the separation and ascent phase was analyzed and simulated in a real-time digital system called MODSEC - MODular Submarine with Escape Capsule. The MODSEC system can simulate the behavior of a submarine with a forward escape capsule as the submarine sustains damage, the capsule separates, ascends to the surface, and floats on the surface awaiting rescue. Variables under user control are length/ diameter ratio, length of submarine, length of capsule, casualty size and location, initial velocity, initial trim angle, sea state, weight distribution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 1970
Accession Number
AD0881214

Entities

People

  • Frederick A. Klappenberger
  • John C. Gebhardt

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Programs
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Escape Capsules
  • Geometry
  • Military Research
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Moment Of Inertia
  • Simulations
  • Submarine Escape
  • Three Dimensional
  • Trim Angle

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.