The video briefly showed the ROV cutting some cordage.
Posted on 05/31/2010 2:38:39 PM PDT by omega4179
Very interesting.
(Excerpt) Read more at bp.com ...
if Michelle was diagnosed with a flesh eatin disease, she would still have 47 years to live
They cut into a flange at one bolt, nothing since then.
“21 inch diameter pipe has about 346 square inches of flow area. The oil is flowing out at about 6,000 to 10,000 pounds pressure per square inch. 6000 x 360 = 2,070,000 pounds of force. This is over 1000 tons of force.
All of that force is “up” against the “valve”(or other pipe) trying to hold back the flow pushing the “plug” (cork) back out of the pipe.
Robert”
And that means to me that when they proceed to saw the large pipe, oil is going to be screaming out of the fresh cut at such velocity, they’re going to have a heck of a time seeing what they’re doing...imo.
Hubble repairs took almost two years to plan and build the machinery.....
Up still wins.
The video briefly showed the ROV cutting some cordage.
I saw something float away like a strap with a carabiner and they pulled back.
Obamarov has nothing to do I guess.
The first family was going to Grand Canyon on one of their vacations, but they were afraid if she went she might get stuck.
you are becoming a legend around here. lol
Obamarov is very very angry.
LOL!
You are on a roll tonight!
I think she already has one, can’t put the fried chicken, hamburgers, etc. down...
No. If you ever want to close the “valve” you need to be able to resist all of the force already successfully trying to push up the oil through several thousand feet of mud and sandstone and sea bottom.
Sure, there is a differential pressure due to sea pressure. But you can’t use it in your calc’s.
Obama and his wookie are just incredibly embarrassing to me (and to millions of other Americans, I’m sure).
It just seems that every single thing they do is purposely calculated to degrade our traditions, our laws, our Constitution, our cultural norms, etc.
I’ve lost track of the number of outrageous faux pas they’ve committed as the First Couple. And they aren’t done yet. There’ll be many, many more.
my finger is UP and I am snap neckin you for that comment
It’s like we’re being “occupied” by a foreign power.
Good summary of the hose problem. These are the calc’s to show you how much force.
“21 inch diameter pipe has about 346 square inches of flow area. The oil is flowing out at about 6,000 to 10,000 pounds pressure per square inch. 6000 x 360 = 2,070,000 pounds of force. This is over 1000 tons of force.
All of that force is “up” against the “valve”(or other pipe) trying to hold back the flow pushing the “plug” (cork) back out of the pipe.”
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