[TheForge] metallurgy question

[terry l. ridder]

hello ries;

long time no read. ;-)

this true. when i queried the usn and noaa, they both said make or
purchase a dozen or two and replace as needed. calculate the cost of the
housing and the labor include in the rental schedule. after x dives the
following preventive maintance must be performed and cost you this much
time and money.

many rovs are being patterned after WHOI jason-II.

these are patterned after hercules and little herc.

noaa rents out hercules and atlantis for $30,000.00 usd per day.


On Fri, 27 May 2011, ries wrote:

>
> Another thing to keep in mind is that metals, like many other things
> in high stress environments, have definite life spans.
> A camera housing like this may just be good for x number of dives, at
> which point the US Navy retires it and puts a new one into service.
> If the thermal cycling and resultant stresses are severe enough, you
> just have to consider them consumables...
>
> ries
>

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terry l. ridder ><>