Russian newest non-nuclear submarines will get air-independent power plant

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The USC talked about the development of an anaerobic unit for submarines


MOSCOW, October 19 - RIA News. The development of an air-independent power plant for the newest non-nuclear submarines is on ground-based prototypes, but the marine will soon appear, said Alexei Rakhmanov, president of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC).

"It will be close to real conditions, then we will discuss the topic - what is better, what is worse," he said.

The Central Design Bureau "Rubin", "Malachite" and the Krylov State Research Center are working on the project. At the same time, its profitability is being studied, the agency interlocutor added.

“Any work should have an economic sense. As soon as we see it, we will implement it,” concluded Rakhmanov.
Installation tests should be completed by the end of 2021.

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The main advantage of an air-independent (anaerobic) energy installation is an increase in the submarine’s secrecy. The submarine can be under water without surfacing to charge batteries.

Anaerobic plant of the Russian development is fundamentally different from foreign ones: it provides for the production of hydrogen through the processing of diesel fuel. Foreign submarines load hydrogen reserves on board.

The submarine of the project "Kalina" will be able to stay under water for up to two weeks without surfacing to charge the batteries, while its counterparts of the projects 636 and 877 of the Varshavyanka class are forced to float every day.

Source: ria.ru

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