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How was the window "connected" to the hull? Would that be a weak point?
by TechBro8615 3y ago
How was the window "connected" to the hull? Would that be a weak point?
- Wojtkie 3y agoDeep sea portholes are usually cones of acrylic that seat right into a port in the hull [0] [0]https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340442621_Prediction_of_the_service_life_of_deep-sea_conical_acrylic_portholes_at_designing https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340442621_Predictio...
- EA-3167 3y agoThis sub was a carbon fiber cylinder with two titanium end-caps, and the porthole was fitted into the forward end-cap.
- _yb2s 3y agoThey machine a wide ledge on the titanium, so the window is pushed into the groove/sill under pressure, basically a large window that is covering a smaller hole that it can't fit through. For all practical purposes, it justs sits on there and the pressure holds it on. It would also have bolts and/or sealant to keep it in place when not diving.