Nuclear submarine
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 76 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5111-5007-9
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A nuclear submarine is a submarine powered by a nuclear reactor (see also nuclear marine propulsion). The performance advantages of nuclear submarines over "conventional" (typically diesel-electric) submarines are considerable: nuclear propulsion, being completely independent of air, frees the submarine from the need to surface frequently, as is necessary for conventional submarines; the large amount of power generated by a nuclear reactor allows nuclear submarines to operate at high speed for long durations; and the long interval between refuellings grants a range limited only by consumables such as food. Current generations of nuclear submarines never need to be refueled throughout their 25-year lifespans. Conversely, the limited power stored in electric batteries means that even the most advanced conventional submarine can only remain submerged for a few days at slow speed, and only a few hours at top speed; recent advances in...