HUMAN PRESSURE HULL FOR MANNED UNDERWATER VESSELS
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DK2021732498T
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DK · DK
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2021-05-27
- Filing Date
- 2021-05-27
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-27
- Estimated Expiration
- 2041-05-27
AI Technical Summary
Existing manned submersible pressure hulls for human occupancy are limited in capacity, visibility, and comfort, with spherical designs restricting occupancy to about 6 people and cylindrical designs offering limited seating and maneuverability, while combined spherical and cylindrical designs are complex and costly.
A spheroidal acrylic pressure hull with a non-uniform cross-section along the major axis, featuring a larger central radius and decreasing ends, allowing for a clear, unobstructed line-of-sight for multiple occupants without increasing height or displacement, and constructed using slush casting or thermoforming with acrylic bonding techniques.
The solution enables comfortable accommodation of 7-9 occupants with clear views, maintaining a compact footprint and low displacement, suitable for yacht storage and crane hook constraints, while meeting strength and stress requirements through Finite Element Analysis.