I used to test foam for a couple of torpedo boats that had hell decks. Foam in salt water is tricky. Never messed with the pumps but I do know they and the piping was all special alloys. Just me babbling about something unrelated to your question except for boat. So, no, don't know a thing about ship pumps except they're special.
The Church Lady On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 7:02 PM, Todd - Work <[email protected]> wrote: > Did a pump design for a high speed ferry. No repair experience. Hopefully > your > pump is Monel or treated to deal with salt water (if that is the suction > source) > > Todd G Williams, PE > Fire Protection Design/Consulting > Stonington, CT > www.fpdc.com > 860-535-2080 (ofc) > 860-608-4559 (cell) > Sent using CloudMagic [ > https://cloudmagic.com/k/d/mailapp?ct=pi&cv=6.0.64&pv=8.2] > On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 7:41 PM, [email protected] > <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone here have any experience repairing a ship's fire pump? > I have a maniwa elec vertical to look at, ships going into drydock next to > old > ironsides. > TD > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Technology Bates Technical College 1101 So. Yakima Ave. Tacoma, WA 98405 [email protected] http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ 253.680.7346 253.576.9700 (cell) Member: ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC, WFSC They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) A problem well stated is a problem half solved. -Charles F. Kettering, inventor and engineer (1876-1958) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
