B-2 Flashcards
OPDS
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
How far does OPDS deploy off shore?
8 miles off shore
How many gallons does OPDS pump per day?
1.7 mil gal of fuel per 20hr day
What 2 systems is the OPDS designed to be used with what systems?
- IPDS Army Inland Petroleum Distribution System
- AAFS Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Fuel System
How many systems are there in a OPDS?
a single system with an option for a second vessel
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?
8 miles
The M.V on the OPDS is capable of towing how many tons ?
63,000 dead weight tonnage DWT
The M.V on the OPDS is capable of a minimum bollard of ___ tons?
50 tons
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
11,000 GPM at 720 PSI
5,500 GPM from each of the two monitors
The Wheelers will approach the beach as far as _____ or __ ft ?
water depth will allow, 8ft
What doe the Wheeler deploy?
LARC Lighter Amphibious Resupply Cargo vehicle
LARC
lighter amphibious resupply cargo vehicle
Where will the LARC land and do what ?
Land the beach grader which will use a special fitting to insert the Helical Auger Anchor into the sand
The LARC Helical Auger Anchor goes how deep?
4 feet
RHIB
Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat
What does RHIB do?
performs short range insertion and extraction of coastal resupply, and coastal surveillance missions
RHIB mile range___ at ___. knots
200 mile range at 32 knots
RHIB top speed
45 knots
RHIB capacity of people and weight limit ?
8 passengers
3200 lbs
LARC XV
Lighter Amphibious resupply cargo
What does the LARC do?
an amphibian vessel used primarily to carry equipment such as CONEXES and other palletized cargo
OPDS tender vessel function
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
OPDS tender vessel length
160ft
OPDS tender vessel speed
12.5 knots
OPDS tender vessel weight
600tons
OPDS tender vessel beam length
30 ft
Flexible pipe diameter inside and outside
inside=5.7
outside=8.11
Flexible pipe weight air and seawater
air= 36.6 lbs sea= 13.62 lbs
Flexible pipe pressure bursting and working
bursting= 10,587 PSI
working=5,00 PSI
Flexible pipe pull
351,726 lbs
Flexible pipe bending radius
4.40 ft
OPDS the beach maintains contact with who at all times
the ship and military fuel personnel
BTU
beach terminal unit
The LARC will tow the flexible pipe to ____m depth and then to ____
3meter depth then to the BTU
During high water current/rough water what does the LARC do to get the flexible pipe to the BTU
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
Buoys will be installed for the first _____ ft before deploying the pipe
1,000 ft
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
1:300 gradient
9,000 feet
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.
RHIB
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
1.7 gallons
20hrs
48hours
