B-2 Flashcards

1
Q

OPDS

A

Off shore petroleum discharge system

contractor owned and operated. provides rapid mobile transfer for fuel offshore tankers to to U.S military fuel storage facilities ashore when conventional fuel are unavailable

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2
Q

How far does OPDS deploy off shore?

A

8 miles off shore

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3
Q

How many gallons does OPDS pump per day?

A

1.7 mil gal of fuel per 20hr day

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4
Q

What 2 systems is the OPDS designed to be used with what systems?

A
  • IPDS Army Inland Petroleum Distribution System

- AAFS Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Fuel System

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5
Q

How many systems are there in a OPDS?

A

a single system with an option for a second vessel

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6
Q

The OPDS system consists of a Multi-Mission Vessel by the name of m.v wheeler and can be deployed up to ____ miles out from the beach?

A

8 miles

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7
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The M.V on the OPDS is capable of towing how many tons ?

A

63,000 dead weight tonnage DWT

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8
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The M.V on the OPDS is capable of a minimum bollard of ___ tons?

A

50 tons

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9
Q

The M.V on the OPDS is “Auxiliary fireboat on remote location of ___ GPM of water at ____ PSI

and ___ GMP from each of the two monitors

A

11,000 GPM at 720 PSI

5,500 GPM from each of the two monitors

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10
Q

The Wheelers will approach the beach as far as _____ or __ ft ?

A

water depth will allow, 8ft

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11
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What doe the Wheeler deploy?

A

LARC Lighter Amphibious Resupply Cargo vehicle

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12
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LARC

A

lighter amphibious resupply cargo vehicle

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13
Q

Where will the LARC land and do what ?

A

Land the beach grader which will use a special fitting to insert the Helical Auger Anchor into the sand

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14
Q

The LARC Helical Auger Anchor goes how deep?

A

4 feet

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15
Q

RHIB

A

Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat

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16
Q

What does RHIB do?

A

performs short range insertion and extraction of coastal resupply, and coastal surveillance missions

17
Q

RHIB mile range___ at ___. knots

A

200 mile range at 32 knots

18
Q

RHIB top speed

A

45 knots

19
Q

RHIB capacity of people and weight limit ?

A

8 passengers

3200 lbs

20
Q

LARC XV

A

Lighter Amphibious resupply cargo

21
Q

What does the LARC do?

A

an amphibian vessel used primarily to carry equipment such as CONEXES and other palletized cargo

22
Q

OPDS tender vessel function

A

will patrol the area of operation and assist as necessary with fuel operation in the deployment and retrieval of FLEXIBLE PIPE

flexible pipe designed to sink without buoys

23
Q

OPDS tender vessel length

A

160ft

24
Q

OPDS tender vessel speed

A

12.5 knots

25
Q

OPDS tender vessel weight

A

600tons

26
Q

OPDS tender vessel beam length

A

30 ft

27
Q

Flexible pipe diameter inside and outside

A

inside=5.7

outside=8.11

28
Q

Flexible pipe weight air and seawater

A
air= 36.6 lbs 
sea= 13.62 lbs
29
Q

Flexible pipe pressure bursting and working

A

bursting= 10,587 PSI

working=5,00 PSI

30
Q

Flexible pipe pull

A

351,726 lbs

31
Q

Flexible pipe bending radius

A

4.40 ft

32
Q

OPDS the beach maintains contact with who at all times

A

the ship and military fuel personnel

33
Q

BTU

A

beach terminal unit

34
Q

The LARC will tow the flexible pipe to ____m depth and then to ____

A

3meter depth then to the BTU

35
Q

During high water current/rough water what does the LARC do to get the flexible pipe to the BTU

A

float the first 1,000ft of the flexible pipe and drag the remaining pipe on the ocean floor to keep it from being carried away by the current

36
Q

Buoys will be installed for the first _____ ft before deploying the pipe

A

1,000 ft

37
Q

The flexible pipe will be deployed with a ___:___ gradient as a worst case scenario; giving the pipe a meter- curve of ____ft from the beach and the three meter

A

1:300 gradient

9,000 feet

38
Q

Once the flexible pipe is deployed to the high water mark … the BTU will be anchored down. Then, air will be released from the pontoons by what?? and the rest will. sink to the ocean floor and OPDS ship will begin to pay out the remaining flexible pipe.

A

RHIB

39
Q

The OPDS transfers fuel via the HP pump to the flexible pipe and onto the BTU at ___ gal per ____hours day and be complete in ___hours

A

1.7 gallons
20hrs
48hours