A constant-mass fuel delivery system for use in underwater autonomous vehicles
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012.
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| author | Saxton-Fox, Theresa Ann |
| author2 | Doug Hart. |
| author_facet | Doug Hart. Saxton-Fox, Theresa Ann |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/756772019-04-11T05:59:54Z A constant-mass fuel delivery system for use in underwater autonomous vehicles Saxton-Fox, Theresa Ann Doug Hart. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 51). This thesis describes the design and assembly of two constant-mass fuel tanks to be used in autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). The fuel tanks are part of a power supply designed to increase AUV endurance without limiting maneuverability. The fuel tanks allow AUVs to burn liquid fuel while maintaining constant buoyancy, increasing vehicle endurance by a factor of four without sacrificing mission capabilities. The fuel tanks take air and water as ballast in proper proportions to replace the consumed mass of fuel. Active solenoid valves, a fuel pump, and a water pump control the mass flow through the system. The thesis covers the design of the mass flow in the system, the computer modeling of that system, and the prototyping of two constant-mass fuel tanks. by Theresa Ann Saxton-Fox. S.B. 2012-12-13T18:51:24Z 2012-12-13T18:51:24Z 2012 2012 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/75677 820002189 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 51 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Saxton-Fox, Theresa Ann A constant-mass fuel delivery system for use in underwater autonomous vehicles |
| title | A constant-mass fuel delivery system for use in underwater autonomous vehicles |
| title_full | A constant-mass fuel delivery system for use in underwater autonomous vehicles |
| title_fullStr | A constant-mass fuel delivery system for use in underwater autonomous vehicles |
| title_full_unstemmed | A constant-mass fuel delivery system for use in underwater autonomous vehicles |
| title_short | A constant-mass fuel delivery system for use in underwater autonomous vehicles |
| title_sort | constant mass fuel delivery system for use in underwater autonomous vehicles |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/75677 |
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