Vent (submarine)
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vent-submarine-318-14830512
title:
Vent (submarine)
text:
In submarine technology a vent is a valve fitted to the top of a submarine's ballast tanks to let air escape from the top of the ballast tank and be replaced by water entering through the opening(s) called "flood ports" or "floods" at the bottom of the tank. In earlier times, the openings at the bottom of the ballast tank were fitted with valves known as Kingston valves. These valves were eliminated in the U.S. Navy between the World Wars. When on the surface a submarine's ballast tanks are fill
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description:
Valve fitted to the top of a submarine's ballast tanks
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vent_(submarine)
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date modified:
2022-03-12T02:33:01Z
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