Compact Torpedo Recovery System

Abstract

The Compact Lightweight Torpedo Recovery System (CLTRS) of the present invention includes an affixable hull, a float, a spool, a spool locking assembly, high strength wire wound on the spool, an extension spring and a torsion spring (located in the spool). An arrangement of the male joint and the female joint on the hull allows for the insertion of the CLTRS along the length of the host vehicle for adequate trim and weight of the host vehicle.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 10, 2021
Accession Number
AD1150732

Entities

People

  • Timothy Fratus

Organizations

  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Attorneys
  • Bearings
  • Buoyancy
  • Check Valves
  • Gases
  • High Pressure
  • Hot Gases
  • Inventions
  • Joints
  • Journal Bearings
  • Lightweight
  • Pressure Regulators
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Recovery
  • Syntactic Foams
  • Weight

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Marine Hydrodynamics