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References >> Mechanical Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Installations Aboard Ship

Mechanical Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Installations Aboard Ship. ANSI/ASHRAE 26-1996, (1996). Provides the minimum general requirements for the design, construction, installation, operation, inspection, and maintenance of mechanical refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment aboard shipsto permit the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of such systems

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1.0 - Purpose

Section 2.0 - Scope

Section 3.0 - Definitions

Section 4.0 - General Shipboard Design Condition

  • 4.1, Configuration Requirements
  • 4.2, Access Requirements
  • 4.3, Materials and Workmanship
  • 4.4, Environmental Requirements
  • 4.5, Vibration
  • 4.6, Noise
  • 4.7, Insulation and Refrigerated Space Criteria
  • 4.8, Electrical Requirements
  • 4.9, Ventilation
  • 4.10, Refrigeration Leak Detection

Section 5.0 - Refrigerants, Classification and Application

  • 5.1, Classification
  • 5.2, Use of Refrigerants
  • 5.3, Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
  • 5.4, Class B Refrigerants
  • 5.5, Ammonia Systems

Section 6.0 - Compressors

  • 6.1, General Design
  • 6.2, Application
  • 6.3, Gauges and Controls

Section 7.0 - Pressure Vessels and Heat Exchangers

  • 7.1, Pressure Vessels
  • 7.2, Condensers and Other Heat Exchangers
  • 7.3, Pressure-Relief Devices

Section 8.0 - Piping

  • 8.1, General
  • 8.2, Materials
  • 8.3, Design
  • 8.4, General Requirements for Piping
  • 8.5, General Requirements for Valves
  • 8.6, Electrically Operated Valves
  • 8.7, Insulation
  • 8.8, Piping for Refrigerants Other than Ammonia
  • 8.9, Strainer and Dehydrator for Refrigerants Other than Ammonia
  • 8.10, Valves and Fittings for Refrigerants Other than Ammonia
  • 8.11, Pipe, Valves, and Fittings - Ammonia (Design Pressure 300 psi [2069 KPa])
  • 8.12, Piping - Electrolytic Brine (Design Pressure 125 psi)
  • 8.13, Gaskets
  • 8.14, Thermometers and Gauges

Section 9.0 - Evaporators and Cooling Coils

Section 10.0 - Insulation

Section 11.0 - Spare Parts and Tools

Section 12.0 - Operating Instruction Manual

Section 13.0 - References
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