Manned Submersibles by Busby, Frank R.
This is the electronic version of Frank R. Busby’s Manned Submersibles. This work is a tribute to Busby himself and to Douglas R. Farrow, the gentleman that has found “the lost Busby’s”.
T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s
Front cover
Dedication
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
Manned Submersibles Defined
A field in Flux
Vehicle Status
Terminology and Units
General and Specific Publications of Interest
Soviet Bloc Submersibles
The “Manned” Aspects of Submersibles
2. DESIGN AND OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONSÂ
Environmental Constraints
Vehicle Performance Requirements
Human Considerations
Emergency Procedures
Support Requirements
The DEEP QUEST Submersible System
3. CONTEMPORARY SUBMERSIBLE DEVELOPMENT
Bathysphere to Bathyscaph
Pre – and Post – THRESHER
Oceanographic Climate of the Mid – Sixties
Vehicles for Any Occasion
A More Conservative Approach – The 1970’s
4. MANNED SUBMERSIBLES: 1948 – 1974Â
Dimensional / Performance Terms
Components / Sub-Systems Terms
Submersibles Described
[ Index of submersibles ]
5. PRESSURE HULLS AND EXOSTRUCTURESÂ
Pressure Hulls
Shapes
Materials
Fabrication
Hull Penetrations
External Structures
Exostructures
Fairings
Pressure Testing
Pressure Test Facilities
Pressure Hull Measurements and Tests
Corrosion and Its Control
6. BALLASTING AND TRIM SYSTEMS
Weight and Volume Estimates
Compressed Air and Deballasting
Ballasting Systems
Trim Systems
7. POWER AND ITS DISTRIBUTIONÂ
Manual Power
Pneumatic Power
Electric Power
Batteries
Fuel Cells
Nuclear Power
Cable-To-Surface
Diesel-Electric
Power Distribution
Penetrators
Connectors
Cables
Junction Boxes
Interference
8. MANEUVERABILITY AND CONTROLÂ
Propulsion
Maneuvering
Motors
Drag Forces
Propulsion Power Requirements
Control Devices
9. LIFE SUPPORT AND HABITABILITY
Life Support
Life SupportReplenishment
Removal
Control
Monitoring
Philosophical Approach
K-250
BEN FRANKLIN
Habitability
Psychological Aspects
10. OPERATIONAL EQUIPMENTS, NAVIGATION, MANIPULATORSÂ
Equipment
Environmental
Depth
Speed
Pitch / Roll
Communications
Navigation
Surface Tracking
Submerged Navigation
Homing
Manipulators
Power
Design / Capabilities
Claws
Control
11. SCIENTIFIC AND WORK EQUIPMENTÂ
Constraints on Submersible Instruments
Survey Instruments
Research Instruments
Engineering / Inspection / Salvage
12. SEA AND SHORE SUPPORT
Transportation
Support Platforms
Launch / Retrieval Methods
In Use
Conceptual
Lift Hooks
Towing
Personnel and Shore Facilities
13. CERTIFICATION, CLASSIFICATION, REQUIREMENTS
Potential Hazards
System Hazards
Material and Subsystems Failures
Instruments Failures
Operator Failures
Launch / Retrieval Failures
Environmental Hazards
Natural
Man-Made
U.S. Navy Certification
Material Adequacy
Operator Competency
Operational Safety
American Bureau of Shipping Classification
U.S. Coast Guard Requirements
Search and Rescue Responsibility
MARSAP
Insurance
14. EMERGENCY DEVICES AND PROCEDURES
Emergency Avoidance Systems
Emergency Corrective Systems (Submerged)
Emergency Systems (Surfaced)
Devices to Assist Underwater Rescue
15. EMERGENCY INCIDENTS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR RESCUE
Incidents
Rescue Potential – Underwater Transfer
DEEP SUBMERGENCE RESCUE VEHICLES
Submarine Rescue Chamber
Rescue Potential – Retrieval
Ambient Divers
Manned Submersibles
Unmanned Vehicles
Time-Late
PISCES III Incident
APPENDICES:
I Conversion Factors
II Submersible Vehicle Safety Act
III SEA OTTER Pre – and Post – Dive Checklist
GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS AND TERMS
CORPORATE INDEX
SUBJECT INDEX (facsimilar)
SUBJECT INDEX (hyperlinks)
ADDENDUM
