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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2012
Charles M. Ringer, La Jolla, CA (US);
Earl Floren, San Diego, CA (US);
Peyton Hall, San Diego, CA (US);
Charles M. Ringer, La Jolla, CA (US);
Earl Floren, San Diego, CA (US);
Peyton Hall, San Diego, CA (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A self-scuttling device can include a pressure hull that can define an internal void having an internal pressure P. The device can be disposed in an underwater environment having a pressure Pthat is greater than P. The pressure hull can be formed with a fill port, which can be selectively opened to flood the void. A reactive agent can be disposed within the void. The reactive agent can be chosen to mix with seawater and establish a solution that corrodes the pressure hull when the reactive agent is exposed to seawater by flooding the void. The reactive agent can be disposed within a watertight container, which maintains watertight integrity at P, but loses watertight integrity at the greater P. When this occurs, the reactive agent becomes exposed to seawater to establish the solution within the void that corrodes the pressure hull.