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Firefighting System

By Diversified Technologies

Tested At Wyle Laboratories

The firefighting equipment de- veloped by Diversified technologies of Alexandria, Va., recently under- went First Article Testing at Wyle

Laboratories of Huntsville, Ala.

The equipment tested consisted of a self-contained, skid mounted diesel-driven pump set, water can- nons, water/foam nozzles, foam send- ing devices, and a hydraulic-drive submersible pump. The system had is able to deliver 3,000 gallons per minute (gpm) at 175 pounds per square inch gage (psig). Powered by a 2,500 psig hydraulic power unit, the submersible pump can deliver 330 gpm at 140 psig.

The equipment can also be an off-ship firefighting system which is capable of delivering high pres- sure water or foam solutions at rates exceeding 3,000 gpm and dis- tances over 250 feet. Designed to operate from the deck of a vessel of opportunity, the pump set report- edly can achieve a rated capacity against a suction lift of 20 feet. The dimensions of the pump are 8 feet long by 4 feet wide by 5 feet high

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The firefighting equipment was subjected to a pump and delivery flow demonstration following each envi- ronmental test. These tests report- edly verified the unit's ability to con- tinuously meet or exceed 3,000 gpm at 150 psig nozzle pressure at a distance of 250 feet with a suction lift of 20 feet.

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Bisso Completes Load Out

Of Shell Oil Platform

Using a unique three-bar spreader system the der- rick barges Cappy Bisso and Lili Bisso, of Bisso

Marine Company, load out Shell Oil's 960-ton pro- duction module for the BUD platform MP. 252 "A."

Shell Oil's 960 ton production mod- ule for the BUD platform M.P. 252 "A" was successfully loaded out re- cently by Bisso Marine Company,

New Orleans, and Versabar, Inc., of

Harvey, La., using the D/B Cappy

Bisso (700 tons) and D/B Lili Bisso (600 tons) from Lafitte Welding, Inc., of Lafitte, La., and a 3 spreader bar system supplied by Versabar.

Because the eccentric center of gravity of the module caused one of the derricks to be overloaded, a unique innovation was adopted which made use of diagonal slings that transferred part of the load from one derrick to the other. In effect, this created an inverted truss system that balanced the load between the two derricks.

According to Bisso, this may have been the first application of its kind in the heavy lift industry.

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