TM 5-4220-231-14&P
1)
Diver Air Control Console
(DACC).
The
DACC is a two-man
portable console
which is installed on
top
of the
Volume
Tank
Assembly
(VTA) for operations.
The
dimensions
are
29
in. x 32
in. x 14 in., and
the
console
weighs
approximately
160
pounds.
The
DACC
receives
HP
air (5000
psig)
from
the
Diver Air Storage
System
(DASS)
or
LP air (250
psig)
from
a 88.5
cfm compressor.
HP
air enters
the
DACC
through
either
the
primary
or secondary
circuit,
each
consisting
of HP shutoff
valves,
manual
adjustable
regulator,
HP and
LP gages
with isolation
valves,
and
an emergency
crossover
valve.
HP air is reduced
to LP and
supplied
to the VTA through
one
of two
LP outlet
valves.
The
LIP circuit
consists
of a shutoff
valve
to control
air from
the
88.5 cfm compressor,
LIP gage
with an
isolation
valve,
and
an
LP outlet
valve.
A bleed
valve
is supplied
for draining
air from the
DAM
The
DACC
also
has
three
pneumo-fathometers
for
constant
monitoring
of
the
divers'
depth.
The
DACC
is
connected
to the
VTA through
a pair
of flexible
deck
hoses.
2)
Volume
Tank
Assembly
(VTA).
The
volume
tank
assembly
is a four-man
portable,
frame-mounted
reservoir
with an eight-cubic-foot,
floodable
volume.
The
dimensions
are
62 in. x 29 in. x 33 in. and
the total weightm
of the
assembly
is approximately
425
pounds.
Low pressure
air is received
from
the
Diver
Air Control
Console
(DACC)
through
a pair of flexible
deck
hoses.
The
incoming
air enters
through
the
VTA manifold
and
passes
through
a check
valve
into the
volume
tank.
Two
flex whips
deliver
air from the
tank
to the
flip-up
control
panel.
The
control
panel
has
three
diver
air supply
valves,
a bleed
valve,
a gage,
and
gage
isolation
valve.
Diver's
air
leaves
the
VTA and
enters
the
umbilical
at the
panel's
"Deep-Sea"
bulkhead
fittings.
3)
Diver Air Storage
System
(DASS).
The
Diver Air Storage
System
(DASS)
serves
as a portable
storage
bank
for high
pressure
(5000
psig)
air.
Each
rack
contains
two
1075
cubic-foot
(3.15
cubic-foot
floodable,
volume
each)
Kevlar-wrapped
flasks
housed
in an aluminum
stackable
pipe frame.
Each
assembly
consists
of four racks,
The
dimensions
are
74
in. x 45
in. x 27
in. and
the
total
charged
weight
of each
individual
rack
is approximately
520
pounds
(2080
pounds
per assembly).
Each
end
of the
rack
has
a separate
control
panel
with an inlet and
an
outlet
globe
valve.
The
charging
end's
panel
has,
in addition,
a bleed
valve
for draining
air.
The
outlet
end's
panel
has
a gage
and
a gage
isolation
valve.
Four
racks
are
interconnected
with the
Diver Air Control
Console
(DACC)
for dive
operations,
while
four
additional
racks
are
interconnected
with
the
Chamber
Reducing
Station
(CRS)
to
support
Recompression
Chamber
operations.
Each
assembly
of four
racks
is stacked
two
high and
two abreast.
Interconnections
between
individually
stacked
racks
are
made
outlet
to inlet with eight-foot
HP deck
hose.
4)
Chamber
Reducing
Station
(CRS).
The
CRS
is an air monitoring
and
control
assembly
for the
air flow
to
recompression
chamber.
The
CRS
is a
portable
tubular
frame
enclosing
a control
panel
and
associated
hardware
with one
HP (5000
psig)
and
two LP (250
psig)
inlets on the
left side,
and
two LP (40 to 350
psig)
outlets
on
the
right
side.
The
control
panel
consists
of primary
and
secondary
HP
shutoff
valves,
a manual
adjust
regulator,
two
LP inlet stopcheck
valves,
HP and
LP gages
with isolation
valves,
LP outlet
valve,
and
bleed
valve.
The
CRS
measures
35
in. x 33
in. x 17 in. deep,
and
weighs
approximately
225
pounds.
The
CRS
receives
HP
air from the
DASS
and
receives
LP air from two 88.5
cfm compressors.
Primary
HP control
circuit
consists
of a
shutoff
valve
and
a manual
adjust
regulator
to control
a dome
regulator's
discharge
(40
to 350
psi), and
is capable
of pressurizing
a 231-cubic-foot
chamber
(inner
and
outer
lock)
to
165
fsw
(73.4
psi)
in under
three
minutes.
Secondary
HIP control
circuit
consists
of
a
shutoff
valve
and
a
manual
adjust
regulator,
and
continues
recompression
at a reduced
flow rate.
The
LP control
circuit
consists
of two valves
to control
air from
one
or two
air compressors,
and
is capable
of pressurizing
the
inner
lock of a 231-cubic-foot
chamber
in under
three
minutes.
All air supplies
feed
a manifold
and
are
controlled
by an LP outlet
valve
to bulkhead
fittings.
The CRS
is connected
to the
chamber
by two
10-foot,
LP hoses.
5)
Deck
and
Interconnecting
Hoses.
HP deck
hoses
are
used
to connect
the
HP compressor
to the
DASS,
and
the
DASS
to the
DACC or CRS.
HIP hoses
are
also
used
to interconnect
flask
racks.
LP deck
hoses
are
used
to connect
the
LP compressors
to the
DACC
and
CRS,
and
the
DACC
to the volume
tank.
LP deck
hoses
are
also
used
to connect
the
CRS
to the
recompression
chamber.
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