UNIQUE N.Z. BUILT VEHICLE CLEANS TUNNEL INTERIOR

THE NEW ZEALANDERS HAVE DEVELOPED A TUNNEL-WASHING TRUCK WHICH CAN BE USED AS A STREET CLEANER OR EMERGENCY FIRE- DOUSING VEHICLE. THE SEVEN-TON CHASIS HAS TWO FRONT SPRAYS WHICH, COMBINED WITH SIDE-FLUSHERS ARE USED FOR WASHING THE STREETS. A MOVEABLE SIDE-MOUNTED BOOM WHICH CAN BE SWUNG INTO A VERTICAL POSITION FOR CLEANING THE TUNNEL, HAS HIGH SPEED NOZZLES ON IT. THE TRUCK CARRIES 1000 GALLONS OF WATER AND 45 GALLONS OF DETERGENTS. THE PUMPING POWER IS PROVIDED BY A CENTRIFUGAL PUMP PROVIDING 50-LB PRESSURE PER SQUARE INCH. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  N/A

  ,   United States 
• Publication Date: 1967-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 69
• Serial:
  • Road Transp & Contracting /New Zealand/
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: N/A

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Centrifugal pumps; Detergents; Development; Fire fighting; Flushing; Nozzles; Sprayers; Streets; Trucks; Tunnels; Washing
• Old TRIS Terms: Booms
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Motor Carriers;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218188
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 10 2004 5:48PM