Ceramic External Pressure Housings For Deep Sea Vehicles

Abstract

Only glasses, ceramic and carbon fiber reinforced plastic can provide the necessary weight to strength ratio to make the external pressure housings for undersea vehicles positively buoyant at the abyssal design depth. This group of materials poses unique challenges to the designer and fabricator of pressure housings. This paper summarizes the findings of the R & D program aimed at developing the technology for the design, fabrication, and testing of ceramic housings culminating in the application of ceramic housings to the WHOI ROV/AUV diving system with 36,000 ft (11,000 m) capability (Figure 1).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA493897

Entities

People

  • Donald Peters
  • Glenn Mcdonald
  • J. D. Stachiw

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Emissions
  • Air Force
  • Construction
  • Construction Materials
  • Design Depths
  • Fabrication
  • Fatigue Life
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Working
  • Ocean Surveillance
  • Physical Properties
  • Pressurization
  • Production
  • Stresses

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