TM 55-1925-284-14&P
OPERATOR, UNIT, DIRECT SUPPORT, AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE
MARINE SANITATION DEVICE FOR
INLAND AND COASTAL LARGE TUG (LT)
Aeration
The act of charging a liquid with a gas, making it bubble.
AMS
Auxiliary Machinery Space.
Baffle
A device used to deflect, check, or regulate flow. In the MSD,
baffles direct the flow of water through the tank.
Corrosion
A substance, such as rust, resulting from the act or process of
dissolving or wearing away materials.
Effluent
A flow-through or overboard discharge of water mixed with sew
age. In the MSD, the effluent is the fluid flowing from the me
dia tank.
Impeller
The blade of a rotor. In the MSD, the impellers of the blower
create air flow, aerating the media tank.
Lobe
A rounded projection that is part of the impeller.
Media
Microorganisms present in sewage growing on the surface area
of the Marine Sanitation Device.
Sheave
A wheel or disk with a grooved rim, especially one used as a
pulley. In the MSD the sheaves holds the blower belt transfer
ring mechanical motion from the motor to the blower.
Wedge
A block of wood used to prevent the sliding, rolling, or spinning
of an object.
Wet Well
A retention tank sized to provide adequate contact time for chlo
rine to disinfect water during peak flow periods.
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