Sub seats very high in the water(thick portion of red hull is visible; compare her with sub second to her).
Tubes are most likely empty.
09III/09IV (093/094) Nuclear Submarine Thread
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Tubes are most likely empty.
SinoSoldier
Colonel
New rumors suggest that the assembly hall for the Type 09V submarine has been built, and that the first boat has been under construction since June or July of 2016. The same rumor states that the assembly hall of the Type 09VI is still under construction, so its debut might not be for a while.
I'm going to assume that these are CGIs made by someone without any sort of insider understanding of what the real thing will look like.
SinoSoldier
Colonel
Placeholder pics.
Not new yet Henri K has said 2017/18 so normaly confirm 093B production finished, for look pics are very fun
I see 2 x 093 and 2 x 094
One of China's submarines (094) using rubber coating to absorb sonar echoes....
The researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan in Hubei province experimented with rings about 14 cm across and with periodically etched grooves.
They found that sound waves were guided around the rings rather than bouncing back, which would allow them to be traced by sonar detectors.
Sound waves were guided around the rings rather than bouncing back. Photo: SCMP Pictures
The grooves were able to steer the sound waves in a set direction like cars travelling on an expressway.
The researchers published details of their work earlier this month in the scientific journal Nature Communications.
The scientists were originally using the technology - called a topological insulator - to control the movement of electrons to reduce heating in computer chips, but they later realised it also had applications for sound waves.
Several rings could work together to direct sound waves in almost any direction, potentially hiding a submarine from sonar in the future.
Other researchers have been working on the technology, but the Beijing and Huazhong researchers said their system was the simplest.
Our method is simpler. It does not require moving parts
Chinese researcher involved in rings project
A research team at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore constructed an array of cylinders creating similar effects last years, but they had to spin at high speed, about 400 revolutions per second, to keep the sound on a strict course.
The Singaporean team also claimed their technology could help submarines evade sonar detection, but planting a large number of spinning cylinders over the hull of the craft could prove an engineering nightmare.
“Our method is simpler. It does not require moving parts,” said one author of the Chinese paper, who asked not to be named.
However, he added that many problems remained to be solved before the technology can be used outside the laboratory on submarines or to reduce noise on aircraft.
The grooves in the rings were able to steer the sound waves in a set direction like cars travelling on an expressway. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Submarines now use used a rubber or plastic coating to absorb sound waves produced by sonar.
The anechoic tiles also reduce noises produced from inside the sub, but the technology is old, first used by the Germany navy in U-boats during the second world war.
New materials have been developed over the decades to increase the absorption rate, but a powerful and sensitive sonar system can still pick up traces of vessels.
Yang Jing, associate professor of acoustics at Nanjing University, said the topological insulator could trigger a revolution in acoustic studies.
It has borrowed many ideas from quantum physics, which shed new light on sound problems
Yang Jing, Nanjing University
“It has borrowed many ideas from quantum physics, which shed new light on sound problems,” she said.
But the technology was still in its infancy with major problems remaining, said Yang, who was not involved in the rings research.
For instance, a submarine has to remain invisible from sonar beamed from different directions and at different frequencies.
The rings, however, are now only able to deflect sound waves coming from certain angles and within certain frequencies.
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Hyperwarp
Captain
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Whoa whoa whoa!
Where did you get that image from? (Unless it is an excellent PS job
), we are probably looking at the very first clear photo of the 094A. Previously we only had blurry black-and-white or long ranged photos.
Blackstone
Brigadier
How do you know it's an 'A' model?Whoa whoa whoa!
Where did you get that image from? (Unless it is an excellent PS job
SinoSoldier
Colonel
Whoa whoa whoa!
Where did you get that image from? (Unless it is an excellent PS job
Neither is true; it's an old photo of the Type 092. The "curved sail" illusion is due to the reflection of the conning tower off of the forward bow section that happens to be wet (and shiny).