On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 21:48:23 GMT, Rick wrote:

The compartments on a submarine are designed to be isolated for flooding
including the ventilation system. As I had posted it wasn't running away just
not shutting down. We evacuated the compartment, isolated it, and then shut the
induction valve. As soon as the diesel stopped we equalized pressures and
remanned watchstations.
It powered an AC emergency generator for a 7,000 ton missile sub (a small one as
these things go).

JJ

James Johnson wrote:


Happened to me in the Navy on a GM 278CD (Large 2 stroke V-8 emergency diesel
generator). The only way to shut it down was to close the ventilation for the
compartment and shut the induction valve - this was on a submarine.

An 8-278 as an aux? Must have been a heck of a squeeze down there.

Rick

James Johnson
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