I have been working on new ocean buoy designs lately and have questions concerning the use of composites to replace metal frames. We use aluminum for many buoy hulls at present and for almost all of our superstructures. I am investigating the use of ionomer foam hulls (Gilman Softlite) which...
I am working with a 6AL-4V Titanium pressure vessel that has an ID of 11 inches, an OD of 12 inches and an interior length of 48 inches. The vessel contains a 12 inch long device which consumes 850 W of power. Assuming all of that power is radiated as heat I am looking to calculate heat buildup...