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A Russian company plans to introduce two-seater and human-powered submarines for the tourism industry.

This new underwater product of MIT Marine Technology (Russia) is not only cheaper than current submarines, but also easy to operate and users do not need to go through a training course. special.

Currently, to operate small types of travel submarines that require propulsion engines with a capacity of 2.5 to 5 kW, meanwhile, the normal working power of a single person only generates energy 0.2 to 0.4 kW per hour and this ability is maintained for up to three hours. This means, with traditional design, the average two people never generate enough energy to move underwater vehicles.

Submarines are for two people who are suitable for traveling on the ocean floor.

However, MIT has overcome that physical barrier, by applying the Coanda effect. This is the effect that occurs when a flow merges into a surface and remains there even if the surface bends away from the original direction.

MIT uses rotor propellers to take advantage of the Coanda effect in submarine design. The propeller adjusts the air nozzle through a flat groove, in the tangential direction, onto the surface of the vehicle, which creates pressure. The flat round shape helps the submarine create a vacuum around the hull to provide additional water. According to scientists at St Petersburg Maritime Technical University, who participated in testing the design of UV, this way allows two people, although only producing energy from 0.4 to 0.8 kW, still have It is possible to achieve speeds of two to three knots between two and four hours.

This submarine has many outstanding designs.

This outstanding design helps MIT simplify submarine structure and operation, while also lowering product costs. This medium is small enough to fit into the trunk of a 3.5m long, 1.2m high, 2m wide and weighs from 1.5 to two tons. UV can reach speeds from two to five knots on the water and two to three knots below a depth of 30m. If anyone does not want to use the pedal, MIT has an alternative is to use electric motors with low capacity.

The manufacturer also makes sure that its submarines are easy to control, with only pedals, steering wheels, a few small buttons and a clock that displays the indicator. On-board systems are designed for both automatic and manual control. Safety features include mechanical and automatic cover systems for emergencies. This submarine also has flexible control: forward, backward, up, down, hovering or turning around the vertical axis. Passengers can freely admire the ocean view with the ship's transparent shell.

Submarines are designed with the maximum level of control.

The price of submarines ranges from 30,000 to 70,000 USD, so it is very soft compared to the price of tourist submarines, from 100,000 to 200,000 USD, in addition to other expensive maintenance costs.

This vehicle not only promises to attract many tourists, but also gets the attention of scientific researchers, filmmakers, underwater engineering engineering surveys or for underwater rescue work. .

According to MIT market survey, the number of new submarines can be up to 1 million. MIT is looking for investors to launch the first commercialized model.