BUOYANCY SYSTEM FOR AN UNDERWATER DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME

A buoyancy system includes a chamber having a volume associated therewith, and bladders within the volume of the chamber. Each bladder contains a clathrate mixture in a liquid state. The chamber includes an opening to allow surrounding water to circulate within the volume and contact the bladders. A...

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Hauptverfasser:	ASCARI MATTHEW, BLANCHETTE KENNETH, FINI MARIA, DAY SEAN, POWELL BRADEN, DIETZEN ROBERT, GRIES MATTHEW, RAPP JOHN, HERBEK MATTHEW
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIRCRAFT CARRIERS BLASTING EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS,IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT HEATING LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MINE-LAYING MINE-SWEEPING OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS PERFORMING OPERATIONS RELATED EQUIPMENT SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS SUBMARINES TRANSPORTING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A buoyancy system includes a chamber having a volume associated therewith, and bladders within the volume of the chamber. Each bladder contains a clathrate mixture in a liquid state. The chamber includes an opening to allow surrounding water to circulate within the volume and contact the bladders. As the chamber is submerged in the surrounding water, the bladders expand based on the clathrate mixture changing from the liquid state to a solid state. This changes buoyancy by allowing less water to circulate within the volume of the chamber.