IN-SERVICE TEST OF A SELECTED NEOPRENE COATING ON THE INTERNAL SURFACES OF AN AFDL DEWATERING PUMP
Abstract
TO DESCRIVE THE APPLICATION OF NEOPRENE COATING ON THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF A DEWATERING PUMP ON BOARD THE AFDL-6, AND REPORT ON ITS USE IN SERVICE. RESULTS: A NEOPRENE COAT, 0.054-IN. AVERAGE THICKNESS, WAS APPLIED TO THE IMPELLER AND INTERNAL SURFACES OF THE SHELL, SUCTION COVER BASE, AND THE COVER PACKING BOX OF A DEWATERING PUMP ON THE AFDL-6. THE PUMP WAS OPERATED 8 HOURS DURING 8-1/2 MONTHS IN-SERVICE USE OF THE FLOATING DOCK. THEN, INSP53T965 66 38E COATING DISCLOSED A FEW BLISTERS ON THE IMPELLER AND SUCTION COVER BASE NEAR THE WEARING RINGS. A BLISTER WAS REMOVED FROM EACH OF THE PARTS. THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE RUST UNDER THE BLISTERS, BUT THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINABLE. THE COATING THICKNESS AND HARDNESS HAD NOT CHANGED MATERIALLY OVER THE DRTVICE PERIOD, AND OTHER THAN THE BLISTERS IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE PUMP WAS REASSEMBLED AND TETURNED TO SERVICE IN MARCH 1959. IT WILL BE INSPECTED AGAIN ABOUT MARCH 1960
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 14, 1959
- Accession Number
- AD0250627
Entities
People
- Dean C. Taylor
- J.j. Doman
Organizations
- Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center