A Pneumatic stabilized platform (PSP) is a technology used to float a
very large floating structure
Very large floating structures (VLFSs) or very large floating platforms (VLFPs) are artificial islands, which may be constructed to create floating airports, bridges, breakwaters, piers and docks, storage facilities (for oil and natural gas) ...
(VLFS).
PSP utilizes indirect displacement, in which a platform rests on trapped air that displaces the water. The primary buoyancy force is provided by air pressure acting on the underside of the deck. The PSP is a distinct type of pneumatic platform, one in which the platform is composed of a number of cylindrical shaped components packed together in a rectangular pattern to form a module.
Development
The Pneumatically Stabilized Platform was originally proposed for constructing a new
floating airport for
San Diego
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United States ...
in the Pacific Ocean, at least three miles off the tip of
Point Loma. However, this proposed design was rejected in October, 2003 due to high cost, the difficulty in accessing such an airport, the difficulty in transporting
jet fuel
Jet fuel or aviation turbine fuel (ATF, also abbreviated avtur) is a type of aviation fuel designed for use in aircraft powered by gas-turbine engines. It is colorless to straw-colored in appearance. The most commonly used fuels for commercial a ...
, electricity, water, and gas to the structure, failure to address security concerns such as a bomb blast, inadequate room for high-speed exits and taxiways, and environmental concerns
See also
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Floating airport
References
* {{cite web, last=San Diego County Regional Airport Authority , title=Frequently Asked Questions - Airport Site Selection Program , url=http://www.san.org/Airport_Authority/Airport_Site_Selection/faq.asp , accessdate=2006-12-22 , url-status=dead , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923214700/http://www.san.org/airport_authority/airport_site_selection/faq.asp , archivedate=September 23, 2006
External links
Float Incorporated Center for Contemporary Conflict - "The Atlantis Garrison: A Comprehensive, Cost Effective Cargo and Port Security Strategy" by Dr. Michael J. HillyardPSP / Floating Airport technology could be used for Cost Effective Cargo & Port Security)
November 18, 1999 by Michael McCabe, SF Chronicle Staff Writer "Planes would land on floating runways built on S.F. Bay"Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique"FLOATPORT: a floating solution to the San Diego airport's environmental problems" Auteur(s)/Author(s)BLOOD H.; INNIS D., Float Inc., San Diego CA, ETATS-UNIS
"Floating airport proposal resurfaces"
"Airport: Thinking Outside the Box"
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ttps://web.archive.org/web/20061018195744/http://www.sdcitybeat.com/article.php?id=4847 San Diego CityBEAT "The sinking of the San Diego floating airport proposal" by D.A. KOLODENKO
Structural system
Naval architecture