PHILADELPHIA - Naval Ship Systems Engineering Station
(NAVSSES) announced today its engineers oversaw the installation of the first
DDG 51 Class Remote Halocarbon Alarm installation on USS Shoup (DDG 86) in
August.
Halocarbon compounds are chemicals used as refrigerants
in Navy ships and tend to accumulate because they don't readily degrade in
natural environments. Incineration and accidental fires can create corrosive
byproducts and poisons.
"This installation provides the emergency egress
hatch of the A/C machinery and pump room compartment with a remote halocarbon
monitor alarm to warn personnel of hazardous environmental conditions within
the space," said Brett Franks, machinery alteration program manager.
The new alarm warning beacon ties directly to the main
halocarbon alarm in the A/C plant. The beacon is a remote audible/visual alarm
at the hatch location directly linked to the in-space monitor so anyone
entering the egress area receives a warning if a gas leak has contaminated the
air.
DDGs 51-112 are scheduled to receive the new alarm
installation. It will only take two days to install and can be done pier-side.
NAVSSES, Philadelphia is a major component of Naval
Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division. It is the Navy's principal test and
evaluation station and in-service engineering agent for all hull, mechanical
and electrical ship systems and equipment and has the capability to test and
engineer the full range of shipboard systems and equipment from full-scale
propulsion systems to digital controls and electric power systems.
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