INVESTIGATION OF MATERIALS FOR SHIP-TO-SHORE LOW PRESSURE STEAM HOSES

Causes of failure of ship-to-shore low pressure rubber-lined steam hoses were investigated. At the present state of the art, the average life for a steam hose is about 6 months to one year. Suggested operating procedures to obtain maximum service life are offered. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Civil Engineering Laboratory (Navy)

  Port Hueneme, CA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Roe, T J
• Publication Date: 1977-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 19 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communications; Equipment; Ethylene resins; Failure; Failure analysis; Hoses; Life expectancy; Materials; Materials selection; Military organizations; Operations; Polypropylene; Radio; Rubber coatings; Specifications; State of the art; Steam; Synthetic rubber
• Uncontrolled Terms: Marine equipment; Polyethylene
• Old TRIS Terms: Operational procedures; Ship to shore
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Marine Transportation; Materials; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00168556
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CEL-TN-1495 Tech Note
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 1978 12:00AM