New Concepts for Design of an Automated Hydraulic Piping Network for a Water Mist Fire Suppression System on Navy Ships
Abstract
The purpose of this report is to describe the design of an automated water distribution system to supply a ship-wide network of nozzles for fire suppression purposes, and then to explain the implementation of that design as a test platform on the ex-USS Shadwell. The analysis will show that the proposed system architecture has the potential to provide a higher degree of 'survivability' after battle damage than believed possible with alternative distribution architectures. Dubbed 'Sectional Loop', this robust architecture combines the attributes of 'dual main' and 'offset loop' architectures explored by others 3, and includes several advantages that are not possible with those designs. In this study, the term 'survivability' after a blast event is defined in terms of the capability of the piping system to supply water to mist nozzles immediately adjacent to the primary blast damage areas.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 28, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA395501
Entities
People
- Frederic W. Williams
- J. R. Mawhinney
- P. J. Dinenno
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory