SURFACE CHEMICAL METHODS OF DISPLACING WATER AND/OR OILS AND SALVAGING FLOODED EQUIPMENT: PART 6-FIELD EXPERIENCE IN REMOVING SEAWATER SALT RESIDUES FROM AIRCRAFT COCKPITS AND AVIONICS EQUIPMENT

Abstract

Techniques developed for the cleaning and reconditioning of oil- and/ or saltwater-contaminated electrical and electronic equipment have been successfully applied to aircraft cockpits and avionics equipment. Aircraft cockpits, which had been flooded with saltwater, were filled with a detergent solution and cleaned with the aid of ultrasonic agitation from immersible transducers. Procedures have been developed to prevent the corrosion of equipment caused by saltwater contamination from fires or flooding. Equipment can thus be preserved pending cleaning and restoration. This emergency treatment consists essentially of washing with fresh water followed by the application of a water-displacing and rust-inhibiting compound.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 12, 1968
Accession Number
AD0683660

Entities

People

  • H. R. Baker
  • P. B. Leach
  • R. N. Bolster

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Detergents
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Electronics
  • Fittings
  • Fresh Water
  • Liquids
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • North Carolina
  • Salt Water
  • Sea Water
  • Transducers
  • Ultrasonic Cleaning
  • United States

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Surface Coatings Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems