Segmental Vs Unified WTC

[redboat219]

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Pros and cons of using modular interconnected WTCs versus a single segmented cylindrical wtc ?

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Can't change edit the title.
Pros and cons of using modular interconnected WTCs versus a single segmented cylindrical wtc ?

Interesting topic. Having served on both teams, I have to think that the 'unified' system is better than the 'segmented. (Colossus was unified, Guardian was segmented)

[trout]

My $.02 worth. It doesn’t matter, if it works. I would think maintenance is the bigger issue. If it takes a lot to maintain, then more than likely, a person may get lax on keeping it up. Both if are not serviced correctly you are going to get failure, but both, if properly taken care of, will be great and give you you many smiles as it surfaces and dives. I look at points of failure. A single cylinder if one of your fewer points of failure does leak, the consequences can be total loss. Segmented, although there are more potential points of failure, if one leaks you lose only what is in that segment.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

My $.02 worth. It doesn’t matter, if it works. I would think maintenance is the bigger issue. If it takes a lot to maintain, then more than likely, a person may get lax on keeping it up. Both if are not serviced correctly you are going to get failure, but both, if properly taken care of, will be great and give you you many smiles as it surfaces and dives. I look at points of failure. A single cylinder if one of your fewer points of failure does leak, the consequences can be total loss. Segmented, although there are more potential points of failure, if one leaks you lose only what is in that segment.

A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush.

[Subculture]

I think the main advantage of separate modules would be say having lots of hulls with one set of electrickery shared between them.

Of course those with deep pockets will kit out every boat with bespoke items, and these things ave dropped in price a lot over the years, but all the same you can usually only operate one boat at a time, and the more you have the more you have to go wrong.

With an all in one job, boats tend would need to have propulsion and ballast tank volumes closely aligned or with simple adjustment to offer the same flexibility.

[type7]

A unified wtc is a more efficient package and works much better for a small boat. A larger boat can give you the luxury of having separate compartments with easier access for maintenance.

[Kawasaki Monota]

We can use the mathematical methods to answer this question! The solutions are as followed and the final answer is : unified is better than segmental because the probability of segmental goes wrong which is 19/27, is far more bigger than the probability of unified goes wrong which is 1/3.



Kawasaki

[Subculture]

You forgot to factor in sod's law.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

We can use the mathematical methods to answer this question! The solutions are as followed and the final answer is : unified is better than segmental because the probability of segmental goes wrong which is 19/27, is far more bigger than the probability of unified goes wrong which is 1/3.



Kawasaki

Damn! Math never my strong suit. But thanks for spelling it out. I intuitively went from segmented to single, not at all a discission founded on statistical analyses (hell... I can hardly spell 'statistical analyses').

[Kawasaki Monota]

Damn! Math never my strong suit. But thanks for spelling it out. I intuitively went from segmented to single, not at all a discission founded on statistical analyses (hell... I can hardly spell 'statistical analyses').

Never mind your mathematical ability, sir. Everyone has his/her own strengths. Just like you are a genius in model making.

Kawasaki

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Never mind your mathematical ability, sir. Everyone has his/her own strengths. Just like you are a genius in model making.

Kawasaki

Why, yes... yes I am.