At Stratfor: Venezuela electricity crisis now severe
UPDATE, April 17, 2010.
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Pat Pattersonsays
O/T-I got to go out in a USN patrol sub and during the cruise the pulled an extremely tight turn to adjust for a current which then caused the propellors to cavitate and causing the boat to vibrate and moan loudly and scare the crap out of the rest of the civilians. Afterwards we were shown how pitted the propellers became after just 15 seconds. The only way this can be avoided is to immediately shut down, dramatically reduce speed or change the pitch. In Venezuela the options are reduced to one, shut it down till the water levels and pressure return to optimum.
O/T-I got to go out in a USN patrol sub and during the cruise the pulled an extremely tight turn to adjust for a current which then caused the propellors to cavitate and causing the boat to vibrate and moan loudly and scare the crap out of the rest of the civilians. Afterwards we were shown how pitted the propellers became after just 15 seconds. The only way this can be avoided is to immediately shut down, dramatically reduce speed or change the pitch. In Venezuela the options are reduced to one, shut it down till the water levels and pressure return to optimum.
Good.