- Author
- Peatross, M. J. | Williams, F. W.
- Title
- Options for Advanced Smoke Control Onboard Ships. Memorandum Report. January-September 2001.
- Coporate
- Hughes Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA
- Report
- NRL/MR/6180-02-8612, March 25, 2002, 28 p.
- Distribution
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- Keywords
- ships | smoke control | ventilation | damage control | fire suppression
- Identifiers
- air handling requirements; system control (integration into DC-ARM)
- Abstract
- The complications posed by smoke disrupts all facets of the damage control (DC) problem onboard ships. Smoke will reduce visibility which causes disorientation and deterioration of communications among the ship's crew. In turn, the ability of the ship's crew to restore vital ship mission capability will be impeded. Currently, manual techniques are used for removing smoke. These techniques require manpower and implementation is time consuming. Firefighting doctrine permits active desmoking for Class A and Class B fires outside of the fire compartment prior to fire extinguishment. In practice, desmoking is generally not implemented until after the fire is under control. With this approach, the benefits gained from minimizing smoke levels in the earlier stages of the event are not realized.