Title :
A new form of gas-generating buoyancy device
Author :
Fulton, D. ; Irgon, J. ; Joye, J. ; Baccaglini, R. ; Rogers, K.
Author_Institution :
Ocean Recovery Systems, Inc., Morristown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A description of compact, neutrally buoyant gas generating devices providing fail-safe recovery on command of submerged objects will be discussed in detail. A performance evaluation of an off-the-shelf gas generator providing 1000 lbs. lift at 1000 feet depth will also be discussed.
Keywords :
Acoustic devices; Fasteners; Fuels; Hydrogen; Instruments; Motion pictures; Oceans; Optical films; Payloads; Sea surface;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in the Ocean Environment - Digest of Technical Papers, 1970 IEEE International Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1970.1160954