Freshwater submerged tankers to help solve the need for freshwater around the earth
Freshwater submarine supertankers to deliver large quantities of fresh water via ocean transport Abstract Freshwater submerged tankers, also known as “submarine supertankers,” can be visualized as very large submarines carrying on the order of 1 billion gallons of water. Unlike an ordinary submarine, the hull of the freshwater submerged tanker would not have to hold back hydrostatic pressure, which allows it to be much weaker, and therefore cheaper than a submarine hull. It is a better analogy to consider a freshwater submerged tanker to resemble either a blimp or a dirigible, in which flotation is supplied by the fresh water which is 3% less dense than seawater. This invention also drills down into very specific designs for such tankers which may be patentable even if the general concept is not. If the electrical energy to drive the submarine tanker comes from combustion energy, it is particularly desirable for the power generator to be a surface vessel which