Japan: The strongest submarine’Soryu’: Air-independent propulsion (AIP)
Submarine “Soryu”:
The first ship of the Maritime Self-Defense Force’s conventional powered submarine “Soryu” type was commissioned in 2009.
Since then, ships of the same type have been built and commissioned one after another.
Air-Independent Propulsion:
“Soryu” adopts the diesel-sterling electric system.
It is a submarine equipped with an engine unit of a type called an air-independent propulsion (AIP) system.
What is an AIP system:
It is a method that does not require the large amount of air required to operate a diesel engine.
Technology that allows you to work while diving for a long time without snorkeling.
“Soryu” type submarine:
Normal power diesel engine power generation system and
It also has a Stirling engine power generation system.
It is a submarine that realizes long-term diving activities.
Nuclear submarine:
Nuclear submarines are noisy.
The active nuclear submarine engine cannot be stopped.
The noise reduction technology cannot eliminate the noise in the engine section.
Normal power submarine:
It is possible to completely stop the engine.
It is also possible to completely eliminate the noise of the engine section.
The crew of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine operates silently during covert diving.
11th ship “Oryu”:
The 11th ship “Oryu”, which is scheduled to be completed in 2020, adopted a lithium-ion storage battery for its AIP system.
A higher-spec stealth submarine is about to be commissioned.
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