Caswell Snort System

[redboat219]

Has anyone started using the snort system on their sub? Sure would like to see some pics or videos.

[Rogue Sub]

Yes, I have been running

Yes, I have been running it in my Akula. Works great saves gas. Win Win.

[redboat219]

any video of it in

any video of it in action? BTW, what's that thing on top of the wtc covered in silicone and has a bellow sticking out the side?

[tommydeen]

Interesting how does it work

Interesting how does it work

[Rogue Sub]

The yellow bellow thing is

The yellow bellow thing is my solenoid for opening my ballast tank vent.

The system doesnt really have anything to look at in video. All you will get is a picture with the added humm of the pump going.

The system is simple. An air pump inside the wtc is controlled by either an electric switch or a servo/rocker switch setup. The a hole through the bulk head leads to the top of the ballast tank. This is your discharge. Another hole through the bulk head leads to the sail of the boat for your suction. You can see a bit of my house it is the grey stuff in the pics.

After all that is installed you just plain the boat up a bit to get the suction out of the water and turn it on a few moments later it comes up. No check valves are needed due to the pumps design and if you make the the snorkel mast on the boat functional you could surface from full submersion.

Kevin

[sailman58]

How do you prevent the

How do you prevent the intake from sucking water instead of air?

[Rogue Sub]

You dont. No need really.

You dont. No need really. Intermittent intake of water wont damage it. I wouldnt go running it underwater all the time though. If you get water it will just pump it to the ballast tank. This will not cause the boat to resubmerge because the air you pumped is already in there.

[chuck chesney]

Nuke Power...where do you get

Nuke Power...where do you get your solinoids? What brand, and how much do they cost? Same with the valves that the solinoids actuate.
Thanks,

[scott t]

OK who is going to

OK who is going to try a rcabs snort system ?

-Scott

[Rogue Sub]

I cant see how that

I cant see how that would be beneficial....

[JWLaRue]

I cant see how that

I cant see how that would be beneficial....

Agreed. These are two different ways to run a ballast system. One is self contained (RCABS and RCABS-R) and the other requires pulling air (e.g. snorting) from the surface (Snort system).

There are trade-offs, but both systems work.

-Jeff

[pirate]

My new ballast system pulls

My new ballast system pulls the O2 from the water like a fish's gills, so no need for gas or a tank.
Amazing!

Pete

[JWLaRue]

Pete,

I was wondering when you

Pete,

I was wondering when you were going to announce your new inverse fuel cell system!

-Jeff

[Rogue Sub]

As soon as I perfect

As soon as I perfect my gravitational field generator ballasting will be obsolete and it will drive through the water effortlessly!

[Guest]

I'm not a chemical engineer

I'm not a chemical engineer but, since I have retired, I have figured out a simple way to turn beer into urine!
Now I'm going to study fish gills to try to complicate the simple RCABS system!