Air Independent Propulsion

Diesel Electric Submarines with Air Independent Propulsion Systems compared with Nuclear-powered Submarines

Introduction. The Diesel Electric Submarine was considered as a principal weapons system of naval warfare, especially in littoral waters.  Submarine designers and builders focused their design in making them capable to operate, run silent and run deep, with increasing underwater endurance.  Diesel Electric Submarines need to surface and link to the atmospheric oxygen to supply air for the generators to…