drunkmunky
Junior Member
re: PLAN Type 071 LPD & its Landing Craft
Are there anymore detailed images of the seals and the door connections? door hinge?
Are there anymore detailed images of the seals and the door connections? door hinge?
Probabaly.Are there anymore detailed images of the seals and the door connections? door hinge?
Well, hehehe, I would not characterize it as "rubber strip lining," though that gets the idea across.quickie said:Some rubber strip lining will do the job, as can be seen in the above US Wasp Class LPD. Any leakage of water could be drained to a small reservoir to be pumped off the ship.
But that door and the way that it operates with a hinged bottom is impossible to seal.
During high seas, pumps would still need to be active to evacuate the water out of the deck?
Talking about 10 metre + waves during typhoon like conditions.
The how is patently obvious. Actuators close the door and bring it into contact with the sealing material, under pressure, and it forms a seal. This can happen with the hinge not having to be on the "dry" side of the seal.Yes, but no one has answered HOW?
It cannot be just a basic rubber poly based lining because it has to be pressure resistant. It could be Delrin but then you need to apply a certain amount of hydraulic force to pressurize it against a surface.
And the bottom hinge is probably a knuckle and rod, so, how the heck does that get sealed? exterior baffle?
Lifestyle photo onboard the Jingangshan LPD
Askiah calls home and talks to her mother.
Not sure are these shared before!!! RARE.