what would happen if a submarine,?

Question

while at sea was struck by lighting

Answer 1

nothing the electricity will be transfered along the outside of the sub and be dispersed into the surrounding water. Some of the electronics might suffer a little surge damage but nothing major would happen. Unless someone was standing on the exterior of the sub when it was struck.

Answer 2

the current would just travel through the submarine to the sea where it would conduct to the sea floor and then be earthed. as water (no matter how salty it is) is less conductive then the metallic bosy of the submarine and the short distance the current would have to travel, the submarine would barely even warm up. most of the wattage from the lightning strike would be used to react the sodium sodium cloride (salt) with the water (h20) to make sodium hydroxide and chlorine gas.

NaCl + H2O -> NaOH + Cl

the air around the submarine would have chlorine gas and would smell faintly like a swimming pool.

Answer 3

We need to do studies with a nuclear submarine to see if purposeful blasts of electricity in the oceans in the forward areas 10-20 miles ahead and around military naval fleets disrupts the submarines in any way. Like if you cant see a sub or find a sub then use its strength as its weakness by finding a way to utilize the body of material that its hiding in...aka the water.

Answer 4

Lightning cannot strike a under sea sbmarine.The electricity will be aborbed by sea.Because of shell effect,ships,cars,submarines are seldom affected by lightning

Answer 5

i agree with bob b , i never heard of any submarine mishap regarding lightning struck,

Answer 6

it would try and earth out somewhere, so land is the main place where it happens really. im not sure about the submarine though :s

Answer 7

Not a lot. The charge would simply dissipate through the water

Answer 8

Lightning won't strike water. It will look for somewhere to earth it like a tree or TV aerial

Answer 9

not much, everything inside is protected by breakers and grounds. the electricity would go to the sea surrounding the boat and no one inside would be hurt.

Answer 10

every1 would drown.

P.S. this is only if the submarine is above water, if it was below then every1 will be eloctrocuted - water conducts electricity