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CONTENTS |
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CHAPTER 1. |
Introduction |
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A. General |
1 |
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B. Types and Relationships of Air Systems |
1 |
CHAPTER 2. |
HIGH-PRESSURE AIR AND TORPEDO IMPULSE AIR SYSTEM |
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A. General Description |
3 |
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B. High-Pressure Air Manifold |
7 |
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C. High-Pressure Air Compressors |
7 |
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D. Torpedo Impulse Flasks |
9 |
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E. Bypass and Reducing Valves for 600-Pound Torpedo Tube Impulse Air System |
9 |
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F. Torpedo Impulse Charging Manifolds |
11 |
CHAPTER 3. |
THE 600-POUND MAIN BALLAST TANK BLOWING SYSTEM |
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A. General Description |
12 |
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B. The 600-Pound Main Ballast Tank Blow Manifold |
13 |
CHAPTER 4. |
THE 225-POUND AIR SYSTEM |
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A. General Description |
15 |
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B. The 225-Pound Service Air Manifold |
19 |
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C. Grove Reducer |
19 |
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D. Auxiliary Ballast Tank Blow and Vent Stop Valve |
21 |
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E. WRT Blow and WRT Overflow Interlocking System |
23 |
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F. Torpedo Tube Blow and Vent Manifold |
23 |
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G. Pneumatic Tool Connections |
25 |
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H. Sentinel Valves |
27 |
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I. Relief Valves |
27 |
CHAPTER 5. |
THE 10-POUND MAIN BALLAST TANK BLOWING SYSTEM |
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A. General Description |
29 |
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B. The 10-Pound Main Ballast Tank Blow Manifold |
29 |
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C. Low-Pressure Blower |
31 |
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D. The 10-Pound Blow (Flapper) Valve |
31 |
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E. List Control Dampers |
34 |
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F. The 10-Pound Blowing System Swing Check Valve |
34 |
CHAPTER 6. |
SALVAGE AIR SYSTEM |
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A. General Description |
37 |
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B. Internal Salvage |
38 |
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C. External Salvage |
39 |
CHAPTER 7. |
OPERATING THE HIGH-PRESSURE AIR SYSTEM |
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A. Rigging the High-Pressure Manifold for Diving |
41 |
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B. Blowing the Bow Buoyancy Tank |
42 |
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C. Blowing the Safety Tank |
43 |
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D. Blowing the Negative Tank |
43 |
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E. Rigging for Surface from Rigged for Dive |
45 |
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F. Charging the No. 1 Torpedo Impulse Flask |
46 |
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G. Charging the No. 1 Air Bank with the No. 1 Air Compressor |
47 |
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H. Charging the No. 2 Air Bank from the Dock |
48 |
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I. Charging the Hydraulic Accumulator Air Flask with High-Pressure Air |
49 |
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J. Bypassing High-Pressure Air into the 225-Pound Service Air System |
50 |
CHAPTER 8. |
OPERATING THE 600-POUND MAIN BALLAST TANK BLOWING SYSTEM |
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A. Rigging the 600-Pound MBT Blow Manifold for Diving |
51 |
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B. Blowing All the Main Ballast Tanks |
52 |
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C. Blowing the Forward Group of Main Ballast Tanks |
53 |
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D. Blowing the After Group of Main Ballast Tanks |
54 |
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E. Blowing Main Ballast Tanks No. 2A-2C and No. 6A-6C |
55 |
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F. Blowing Main Ballast Tanks No. 2B-2D and No. 6B-6D |
56 |
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G. Blowing Main Ballast Tank No. 2 |
57 |
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H. Blowing Main Ballast Tank No. 7 |
58 |
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I. Rigging the High-Pressure Air Manifold and 600-Pound MBT Blow Manifold for Blowing from Either the Distributing Manifold or the 600-Pound MBT Blow Manifold |
59 |
CHAPTER 9. |
OPERATING THE 225-POUND SERVICE AIR SYSTEM |
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A. Cutting in 225-Pound Service Air Fore and Aft |
60 |
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B. Putting Pressure in the Forward Trim Tank |
61 |
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C. Venting the After Trim Tank Outboard |
62 |
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D. Blowing from the No. 1 to the No. 2 Auxiliary Ballast Tank |
63 |
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E. Venting Auxiliary Ballast Tank No. 1 |
64 |
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F. Blowing from the Forward WRT Tank to the Forward Trim Tank |
65 |
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G. Blowing from the Forward Trim Tank to the After Trim Tank |
66 |
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H. Blowing from the Auxiliary Ballast Tank No. 2 to the Forward Trim Tank |
67 |
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I. Blowing from the Forward WRT Tank to the No. 2 Torpedo Tube |
68 |
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J. Blowing from the No. 8 Torpedo Tube to the After WRT Tank |
69 |
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K. Blowing from the No. 6 Torpedo Tube to the Forward Trim Tank by Way of the Forward WRT Tank |
70 |
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L. Putting the No. 4 Fresh Water Tank on Service |
71 |
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M. Putting the No. 2 Battery Water Tank on Service |
72 |
CHAPTER 10. |
OPERATING THE 10-POUND MAIN BALLAST TANK BLOWING SYSTEM |
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A. Blowing All the Main Ballast Tanks |
73 |
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B. Blowing Main Ballast Tank No. 1 |
74 |
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C. Blowing Main Ballast Tanks No. 2A-2C |
75 |
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D. Blowing Main Ballast Tanks No. 6B-6D |
76 |
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E. Correcting List by Blowing the No. 2 and No. 6 Main Ballast Tanks Using List Control Dampers |
77 |
CHAPTER 11. |
OPERATING THE SALVAGE AIR SYSTEM |
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A. Circulating Air in the Forward Torpedo Room from an Outside Source |
78 |
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B. Supplying Air from the Control Room Supply Air to the Control Room and the Two Adjoining Compartments |
79 |
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C. Supplying Air from an Outside Source to MBT No. 1 |
80 |
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ILLUSTRATIONS
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1-1. |
Comprehensive schematic of air systems |
2 |
2-1. |
High-pressure air system |
2 |
2-2. |
High-pressure air manifold |
4 |
2-3. |
After torpedo impulse charging manifold |
6 |
2-4. |
High-pressure air compressor |
8 |
2-5. |
Reducing valve and bypass to torpedo impulse charging manifold |
8 |
2-6. |
Grove reducing valve |
10 |
3-1. |
The 600-pound main ballast tank blowing system |
12 |
3-2. |
The 600-pound MBT blow manifold |
14 |
4-1. |
The 225-pound air system |
14 |
4-2. |
Pneumatic tool connection |
16 |
4-3. |
The 225-pound service air manifold |
18 |
4-4. |
Grove reducing valve |
20 |
4-5. |
Auxiliary ballast tank blow and vent stop valve |
22 |
4-6. |
WRT blow and WRT overflow interlocking system |
22 |
4-7. |
Torpedo tube blow and vent manifold (port side) |
24 |
4-8. |
Sentinel valve |
25 |
4-9. |
Relief valve |
26 |
5-1. |
The 10-pound main ballast tank blowing system |
28 |
5-2. |
The 10-pound main ballast tank blow manifold |
30 |
5-3. |
Low-pressure blower |
32 |
5-4. |
The 10-pound blow (flapper) valve |
33 |
5-5. |
List control damper |
35 |
5-6. |
The 10-pound blowing system swing check valve |
36 |
6-1. |
Salvage air system |
36 |
6-2. |
Main ballast tank salvage connection |
37 |
6-3. |
Compartment salvage connection |
37 |
7-1. |
Rigging the high-pressure manifold for diving |
41 |
7-2. |
Blowing the bow buoyancy tank |
42 |
7-3. |
Blowing the safety tank |
43 |
7-4. |
Blowing the negative tank |
44 |
7-5. |
Rigging for surface from rigged for dive |
45 |
7-6. |
Charging the No. 1 torpedo impulse flask |
46 |
7-7. |
Charging the No. 1 air bank with the No. 1 air compressor |
47 |
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7-8. |
Charging the No. 2 air bank from the dock |
48 |
7-9. |
Charging the hydraulic accumulator air flask with high-pressure air |
49 |
7-10. |
Bypassing high-pressure air into the 225-pound service air system |
50 |
8-1. |
Rigging the 600-pound MBT blow manifold for diving |
51 |
8-2. |
Blowing all the main ballast tanks |
52 |
8-3. |
Blowing the forward group of main ballast tanks |
53 |
8-4. |
Blowing the after group of main ballast tanks |
54 |
8-5. |
Blowing main ballast tanks No. 2A-2C and No. 6A-6C |
55 |
8-6. |
Blowing main ballast tanks No. 2B-2D and No. 6B-6D |
56 |
8-7. |
Blowing main ballast tank No. 2 |
57 |
8-8. |
Blowing main ballast tank No. 7 |
58 |
8-9. |
Rigging the high pressure air manifold and 600-pound MBT blow manifold for blowing from either the distributing manifold or the 600-pound MBT blow manifold |
59 |
9-1. |
Cutting the 225-pound service air fore and aft |
60 |
9-2. |
Putting pressure in the forward trim tank |
61 |
9-3. |
Venting the after trim tank outboard |
62 |
9-4. |
Blowing from the No. 1 to the No. 2 auxiliary ballast tank |
63 |
9-5. |
Venting auxiliary ballast tank No. 1 |
64 |
9-6. |
Blowing from the forward WRT tank to the forward trim tank |
65 |
9-7. |
Blowing from the forward trim tank to the after trim tank |
66 |
9-8. |
Blowing from the auxiliary ballast tank No. 2 to the forward trim tank |
67 |
9-9. |
Blowing from the forward WRT tank to the No. 2 torpedo tube |
68 |
9-10. |
Blowing from the No. 8 torpedo tube to the after WRT tank |
69 |
9-11. |
Blowing from the No. 6 torpedo tube to the forward trim tank by way of the forward WRT tank |
70 |
9-12. |
Putting the No. 4 fresh water tank on service |
71 |
9-13. |
Putting the No. 2 battery water tank on service |
72 |
10-1. |
Blowing all the main ballast tanks |
73 |
10-2. |
Blowing main ballast tank No. 1 |
74 |
10-3. |
Blowing main ballast tanks No. 2A-2C |
75 |
10-4. |
Blowing main ballast tanks No. 6B-6D |
76 |
10-5. |
Correcting list by blowing the No. 2 and No. 6 main ballast tanks using list control damper |
77 |
11-1. |
Circulating air in the forward torpedo room from an outside source |
78 |
11-2. |
Supplying air from the control room supply air to the control room and the two adjoining compartments |
79 |
11-3. |
Supplying air from an outside source to MBT No. 1 |
80 |
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