In response to the requirement to operate in an environment contaminated by chemical and biological warfare agents, the Navy is designing Citadels containing Collective Protection Systems (CPS) on all ships starting in 1985. The CPS uses internal pressurization, air locks and filtration to prevent the ingress of contaminants into the ship's interior. CPS impacts significantly on all phases of ship engineering design integration and correspondingly on ship system configuration and operations. The introduction of CPS on Navy ships requires a reexamination of Damage Control philosophy with special emphasis on maintaining combat readiness.
Impact of Citadels on Damage Control in Naval Ships: An Open Challenge
Sae Technical Papers
Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems ; 1983
1983-07-11
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
Editorial comment: Citadels for next-generation passenge ships?
Online Contents | 2006
Microelectronics -- Its impact on naval ships
Engineering Index Backfile | 1964
|Weight control of U.S. Naval ships
Engineering Index Backfile | 1965