Titan (ubåd)
Udseende
(Omdirigeret fra Cyclops 2)
- For alternative betydninger, se titan. (Se også artikler, som begynder med titan)
Titan, tidligere kaldet Cyclops 2, var en eksperimentel undervandsbåd, der imploderede den 18. juni 2023, mens den transporterede turister for at besøge vraget af RMS Titanic.
Undervandsfartøjet blev skabt og drevet af OceanGate. Titan var den første privatejede undervandsbåd med en påstået maksimal dybde på 4.000 m,[1] og den første færdige bemandede undervandsbåd med et skrog konstrueret af titanium- og kulfiberkompositmaterialer.[2][3]
Referencer
[redigér | rediger kildetekst]- ^ Dean, Josh (7. september 2017). "It's Brutal to Get to the Ocean's Depths. This Minisub Will Take You There". Bloomberg Businessweek. Arkiveret fra originalen 2023-06-26. Hentet 26. juni 2023.
- ^ Sloan, Jeff (10. maj 2017). "Composite submersibles: Under pressure in deep, deep waters". Composites World. Arkiveret fra originalen 4. august 2021.
- ^ By Northeastern University July 4, 2023, scitechdaily.com: Carbon-Fiber Conundrum: Physicist Explains the Tragic Implosion of OceanGate’s Titan Submersible Citat: "...Titan was the first deep-sea vehicle with a hull made mainly from carbon fibers. The ability of carbon fibers to withstand repeated cycles of stress, especially compressive stress, under deep-sea pressures is not well understood, making it difficult to design safe hulls based on carbon fibers. The degrading effects of water absorption on the epoxy binding the carbon fibers in the composite should also be kept in mind in assessing the failure of Titan..."