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3catcircus · 03-20-21, 01:46 PM

Real flooding on a real submarine?

1. Stop the flooding using DC gear and start dewatering the compartment - using submersible pumps and the trim and drain systems.

2. Order up a bell, put some rise on the planes, make sure watertight doors are shut and dogged, and blow ballast if needed.

The shallower you can get as quick as you can get there will lower the rate of the flooding because of the reduced water pressure. As you pump overboard you get lighter - positive feedback loop.

The real issue is most people are going to be initially stunned by a jet of ice cold water rocketing in that instantly turns to mist making it very difficult to find the source - the DC trainer can only mimic real flooding to some extent - and it is terrifying how quickly it will come in during a deep dive.

03-20-21, 01:46 PM	#7
3catcircus Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 981 Downloads: 256 Uploads: 0	Real flooding on a real submarine? 1. Stop the flooding using DC gear and start dewatering the compartment - using submersible pumps and the trim and drain systems. 2. Order up a bell, put some rise on the planes, make sure watertight doors are shut and dogged, and blow ballast if needed. The shallower you can get as quick as you can get there will lower the rate of the flooding because of the reduced water pressure. As you pump overboard you get lighter - positive feedback loop. The real issue is most people are going to be initially stunned by a jet of ice cold water rocketing in that instantly turns to mist making it very difficult to find the source - the DC trainer can only mimic real flooding to some extent - and it is terrifying how quickly it will come in during a deep dive.