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AUV/ROV/HOV Hydrostatics

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Buoyancy; Density; Displacement volume; Fixed weight; Hydrostatics pressure; Salinity; Submerged depth; Temperature; Variable weight; Weight

Definition

Hydrostatics is a kind of ability to enable an AUV/ROV/HOV afloat in the certain diving depths. The relationship between buoyancy and weight results in two primary flotation conditions: surfaced and submerged. Variation in weight must be supported by the corresponding buoyancy for each condition. Many configurations, such as the suitable location of the main ballast tanks (MBTs), solid droppable ballast, and buoyancy material, may be adopted to control hydrostatics of submersibles for different purposes.

Scientific Fundamentals

As with any object in a fluid, a submerged AUV/ROV/HOV must conform to Archimedes Principle, which is applied on by two opposite direction forces: upward buoyancy (due to the displacement of water by its hull) and downward weight (Renilson 2015). The AUV/ROV/HOV is sensitive to variation in both...

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  • Burcher R, Rydill L (1994) Concepts in Submarine Design. Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom

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  • Renilson M (2015) Submarine Hydrodynamics. Spring Briefs in Applied Sciences and Technology, United Kingdom

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  • Tie dong Z (ed) (2010) Design principle of submersible. Harbin Engineering University Press, China

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  1. Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hadal Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China

    Jinfei Zhang

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  1. Hadal Science and Technology Research Center, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China

    Weicheng Cui

  2. School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

    Shixiao Fu

  3. School of Marine Science and Technology, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK

    Zhiqiang Hu

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  1. Hadal Science and Technology Center, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, Select State/Province, China

    Zhe Jiang

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Zhang, J. (2020). AUV/ROV/HOV Hydrostatics. In: Cui, W., Fu, S., Hu, Z. (eds) Encyclopedia of Ocean Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6963-5_258-1

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