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Preliminary Research and Documentation

The following research and documentation is meant to get this project started. Please consider this a work in progress. Significant work is needed to move this project forward.

 

SeaPod Spar

A SeaPod is built on a spar that forms the main support structure for the SeaPod. The upper part of the spar is made of transparent fiber glass and is inside the seapod. The lower part of the spar is made of steel and supports the SeaPod. 

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Figure 1 - Steel and fiber glass spar

Spars currently have stairs that from the main entrance (level 0) the to the living room and kitchen on level 1. A stair case from the kitchen rises to the master bedroom (level 2). 

 

Pneumatic Elevator for SeaPods

The objective of this project is to design and build a pneumatic elevator that can replace the staircase to enable users to get to both the levels from the main entrance.

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Figure 2 - Illustration of a pneumatic elevator that can be installed inside the SeaPod spar.

 

How Pneumatic Elevators Work

Pneumatic elevators function on the principle of vacuum and gravity. Conventional pneumatic elevators that are in use today consist of an air-tight, hollow tubular shaft and an elevator car encased inside the shaft that moves up and down.  A set of powerful turbines are installed at the top of the hollow shaft 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Licensing

This project is being developed as an open-source project with the following licensing:

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