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Originally Posted by Paajtor
Another problem, which was actually discovered by the Japanese, who used essentially the same system to power some torpedoes (including a prototype of the Kaiten "human torpedo" variant) was that, unlike conventional fuels, the Perhydrol required fuel lines without any right angle turns. The Perhydrol would sometimes "pile up" in the bends of such lines and spontaneously combust, with the obvious disastrous results.
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The Japanes used this method for powering all their torpedo's (Type 93, 95). They found gentle curves, not sharp agles were best (as mentioned) as well as cleaing all fittings so there were no traces organic marerial inside the fue system (like a finger print or cotton fibres) ment that it wouldn't explode. The torpedo's could be then haddled just like any other torpedo.
The British tried to use a simlar system between the wars for powering torpedos, but after a few bad explosions, they went back to the older methods.