Silent Hunter boners and foibles - Page 2

Respenus · 10-04-06, 12:16 PM

[quote=SteamWake]

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I heard about sawdust being very explosive, but coal dust? Well they do say learning is a life long process.

Coal dust and belive it or not "Grain" dust from wheat, barely, etc. are extremly volitile in the right conditions.

YEH, YEH I remember now.

It was in the time travel book, when they went into the medieval ages (a film was also made). Can't remember the name, but I'm sure they saved their heads, but blowing a windmill

_Seth_ · 10-04-06, 01:13 PM

Coal dust, saw dust, grain.....

DA-DA-DAAAAAAAA DA-DA-DAAAAAAAAAA DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DAAAAAAAA

SteamWake · 10-04-06, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

Coal dust, saw dust, grain.....

DA-DA-DAAAAAAAA DA-DA-DAAAAAAAAAA DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DAAAAAAAA

You left out paper clip, chewing gum wrapper, and a 9V battery

Respenus · 10-04-06, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

Coal dust, saw dust, grain.....

DA-DA-DAAAAAAAA DA-DA-DAAAAAAAAAA DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DAAAAAAAA

You left out paper clip, chewing gum wrapper, and a 9V battery

In my class we have a saying: "Give MacGyver his Swiss knife and bambuss and he'll make you a house/tank/somethig really complicated!" and around 10k different versions of the same joke!

_Seth_ · 10-04-06, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

Coal dust, saw dust, grain.....

DA-DA-DAAAAAAAA DA-DA-DAAAAAAAAAA DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DAAAAAAAA

You left out paper clip, chewing gum wrapper, and a 9V battery

Oh, thats right! i forgot! I'll guess he'll have to do with this pen and some of Bernard's underwear...

Respenus · 10-04-06, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

Coal dust, saw dust, grain.....

DA-DA-DAAAAAAAA DA-DA-DAAAAAAAAAA DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DAAAAAAAA

You left out paper clip, chewing gum wrapper, and a 9V battery

Oh, thats right! i forgot! I'll guess he'll have to do with this pen and some of Bernard's underwear...

To do what? Make a new paor of diesel/electric engines, repair the gramophone/radio/sonar, make a new torpedo detonator.

You're right

With MacGyver, anything is possible!

SteamWake · 10-04-06, 02:03 PM

Bernards underwear (shudders

)

Now thats volatile !

Hey a new tactic ! Load Bernards laundry into the tube and launch it. The pursuing DD wont think you sank but they will most likely have to leave the area !

_Seth_ · 10-04-06, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Bernards underwear (shudders

)

Now thats volatile !

Hey a new tactic ! Load Bernards laundry into the tube and launch it. The pursuing DD wont think you sank but they will most likely have to leave the area !

Launching Bernard's underwear is considered biological warfare, and is prohibited due to the Geneva convension...... Last time Bernard took a crap at the u-boat toilet, 390 whales stranded off the coast of Spain...

Respenus · 10-04-06, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Bernards underwear (shudders

)

Now thats volatile !

Hey a new tactic ! Load Bernards laundry into the tube and launch it. The pursuing DD wont think you sank but they will most likely have to leave the area !

Launching Bernard's underwear is considered biological warfare, and is prohibited due to the Geneva convension...... Last time Bernard took a crap at the u-boat toilet, 390 whales stranded off the coast of Spain...

LOL!!! ROLF!!!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

HunterICX · 10-04-06, 05:43 PM

BERNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARD!

bookworm_020 · 10-04-06, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

Coal dust, saw dust, grain.....

DA-DA-DAAAAAAAA DA-DA-DAAAAAAAAAA DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DAAAAAAAA

So which one of you is Patty and which one of you is Selma???

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

_Seth_ · 10-04-06, 06:14 PM

@ HunterICX: Excellent!!!!! Thats Bernard!!!!!!

@Bookworm_20: ROFL!!!!!!

Hueywolf123 · 10-04-06, 08:07 PM

Before the hijacking really kicks in (too late aren't I),

"I know subs are "steam-powered", but that is the nature of the nuclear reactor. I did know that ships used "real" gas on those ships, only knew of coal. Or was it merchants only used coal :hmm:"

Yep, most ships used diesel, that was atomised and squirted into the furnace, with the correct mix of oxygen, this gave off tonnes of heat. The water was turned to 'saturated steam' this then passed through a second heat exchange which superheated it.
Superheated steam runs at 1265 degrees c, 200psi pressure. It is dry, invisible, and odourless. On old steamies, they used to keep a straw broom in the boiler room to check for pipe leaks. Any leaking steam at those pressures and temperatures would cut the bristles off.
When the boiler room blew, it therefore, really blew!. Anybody within that compartment would be vapourised in a split second.
When the ship slipped under, and the boilers were suddenly quenched, this caused an implosion, which, with the internal pressures, would then create a giant explosion. Anyone in the water within a cretain distance of the ship (i forget how far) would be killed by the shockwave moving through it.
So to answer several questions here, yes, hitting the boiler room is effective, no the engine room would not be. and no, in a large ship, the boiler rooms and engine rooms were separate, divided by watertight bulkheads

_Seth_ · 10-04-06, 08:11 PM

The use of steam also made the ships more silent. In the 70'ths, some british trawlers was driven by steam-turbines. When they passed you on the sea, you didnt hear a thing.. Some people told that they was really scared when those trawlers passed by in the night. Suddenly they saw a big shadow and lights, but heard no sound...creepy...

Subnuts · 10-04-06, 08:32 PM

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The use of steam also made the ships more silent. In the 70'ths, some british trawlers was driven by steam-turbines. When they passed you on the sea, you didnt hear a thing.. Some people told that they was really scared when those trawlers passed by in the night. Suddenly they saw a big shadow and lights, but heard no sound...creepy...

Another semi-useless factoid:

Not only was the Dreadnought the first major warship powered by steam turbines, it was the first British warship with the officer's accomodations in the bow, and the crew's accomodations in the stern. While the crew slept soundly over the vibration-free steam turbines, the officers got the worst of it in heavy seas, and slept directly over the diesel dynamos and both hydraulic pumping engines! :rotfl:

10-04-06, 01:13 PM	#17
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Coal dust, saw dust, grain..... DA-DA-DAAAAAAAA DA-DA-DAAAAAAAAAA DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DAAAAAAAA __________________

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HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	BERNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARD! __________________

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_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	@ HunterICX: Excellent!!!!! Thats Bernard!!!!!! @Bookworm_20: ROFL!!!!!! __________________

10-04-06, 08:11 PM	#29
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	The use of steam also made the ships more silent. In the 70'ths, some british trawlers was driven by steam-turbines. When they passed you on the sea, you didnt hear a thing.. Some people told that they was really scared when those trawlers passed by in the night. Suddenly they saw a big shadow and lights, but heard no sound...creepy... __________________

10-04-06, 02:03 PM	#22
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Bernards underwear (shudders ) Now thats volatile ! Hey a new tactic ! Load Bernards laundry into the tube and launch it. The pursuing DD wont think you sank but they will most likely have to leave the area !

10-04-06, 08:07 PM	#28
Hueywolf123 Bosun Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: gosford, Australia Posts: 68 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Before the hijacking really kicks in (too late aren't I), "I know subs are "steam-powered", but that is the nature of the nuclear reactor. I did know that ships used "real" gas on those ships, only knew of coal. Or was it merchants only used coal :hmm:" Yep, most ships used diesel, that was atomised and squirted into the furnace, with the correct mix of oxygen, this gave off tonnes of heat. The water was turned to 'saturated steam' this then passed through a second heat exchange which superheated it. Superheated steam runs at 1265 degrees c, 200psi pressure. It is dry, invisible, and odourless. On old steamies, they used to keep a straw broom in the boiler room to check for pipe leaks. Any leaking steam at those pressures and temperatures would cut the bristles off. When the boiler room blew, it therefore, really blew!. Anybody within that compartment would be vapourised in a split second. When the ship slipped under, and the boilers were suddenly quenched, this caused an implosion, which, with the internal pressures, would then create a giant explosion. Anyone in the water within a cretain distance of the ship (i forget how far) would be killed by the shockwave moving through it. So to answer several questions here, yes, hitting the boiler room is effective, no the engine room would not be. and no, in a large ship, the boiler rooms and engine rooms were separate, divided by watertight bulkheads