BackworldTraveller
SOC-13
A ship has 1dTon of atmosphere aboard per dTon of ship space.
a) If the vessel wishes to depressurise, where does it put that volume of gas? There is no specific component in the vessel design that specifically accepts that. Admittedly, if 1dTon were liquified, it would be 10 litres or so, but as a de-pressurisation method, that isn't ideal. At 135 atm pressure it could be stored in a 100l tank - but that would be relatively heavy and dangerous in battle.
b) How long would it take to de-pressurise by saving the air?
c) Air recycling systems suggest that the cost to replace the scrubber filters, chemicals, etc. is part of the two-week maintenance cost for staterooms. Most systems have a considerable safety margin. What is the life of a scrubber before it becomes useless? Is 4-Weeks reasonable? or 4-Months or longer?
d) Assuming that there is a volume of storage capacity for air, if a ship loses all its atmosphere how many times can it replace it? Or is venting the cargo hold to on-load the cargo a serious threat to the wellbeing of all aboard?
a) If the vessel wishes to depressurise, where does it put that volume of gas? There is no specific component in the vessel design that specifically accepts that. Admittedly, if 1dTon were liquified, it would be 10 litres or so, but as a de-pressurisation method, that isn't ideal. At 135 atm pressure it could be stored in a 100l tank - but that would be relatively heavy and dangerous in battle.
b) How long would it take to de-pressurise by saving the air?
c) Air recycling systems suggest that the cost to replace the scrubber filters, chemicals, etc. is part of the two-week maintenance cost for staterooms. Most systems have a considerable safety margin. What is the life of a scrubber before it becomes useless? Is 4-Weeks reasonable? or 4-Months or longer?
d) Assuming that there is a volume of storage capacity for air, if a ship loses all its atmosphere how many times can it replace it? Or is venting the cargo hold to on-load the cargo a serious threat to the wellbeing of all aboard?