The Science Behind Titan Submersible Implosion - Insights From Physicists

Dr. Praveen Sakalya; Aswathy  Vijayan; Sajith  Babu; Thulasi  KPK

Authors

Dr. Praveen Sakalya St. Thomas College Kozhencherry, Pathanamthittta, Kerala, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3544-0359
Aswathy Vijayan St. Thomas College Kozhencherry, Pathanamthittta, Kerala, India.
Sajith Babu Catholoicate College Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India.
Thulasi KPK St. Marys HS for Girls, Payyannur, Kannur, Kerala, India.

Keywords:

Submersible, Ocean Gate,Pressure, Implosion, Carbon fibre

Abstract

The scientific expedition team of OceanGate company based in Canada in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New found land, Canadatrip led an adventure tourism to the deeper waters of ocean for viewing the debris of Titanic ship. The expedition took off from the shores of the Atlantic Ocean on June 18,2023 which imploded on the subsequent days causing fatal causalities. Lot many discussions are engulfing around unraveling the reason behind this implosion.At this juncture,this investigation is an attempt to scientifically portray the causative factors behind this implosion.For this investigation data, reviews, opinions, newspaper reports etc were collected / collated and based on this scientific conclusions were derived. This paper is a review about titan implosion by unraveling the possible causative factors behind this, primarily based on several technical reports and news that appeared
in the fourth estate.

Author Biography

Dr. Praveen Sakalya, St. Thomas College Kozhencherry, Pathanamthittta, Kerala, India.

Assistant Professor in Physics, St Thomas College, Kozhencherry, Pathanamthitta, Kerala

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Former Project Scientist, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Chennai

Former Project Scientist, Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, IIT Delhi

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