TM 5-6640-212-14
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Section I. GENERAL
are contained in TM 38-750, The Army Maintenance
1-1. Scope. This manual contains the operations,
Management Systems (TAMMS).
operator organizational, and direct support and general
support maintenance data for the mobile, semitrailer-
Improvement
1-3.
Reporting
Equipment
mounted, petroleum laboratory (NSN 6640-00-538-
2736). The instruction in this manual are limited to
Recommendations (EIR). EIR's will be prepared on
procedures for the use and maintenance of specific utility
SF368. Maintenance Request Instructions for preparing
and laboratory equipment for the petroleum laboratory.
EIR's are provided in TM 38-750, the Army Maintenance
Use and maintenance instructions for the XM822
Management System. EIR's should be mailed directly to
semitrailer are given in TM 9-2330-271-14.
Commander, US Army Troop Support and Aviation
Materiel Readiness Command, ATTN: DRSTS-ME, 4300
1-2. Maintenance Forms and Records. Equipment
Goodfellow Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63120. A reply will
maintenance forms and procedures for their use
be furnished directly to you.
Section II. DESCRIPTION AND DATA
refrigerator, and cabinets forming the front wall of the
1-4. General. The petroleum testing laboratory is
laboratory. Access to the utility compartment is through
contained in the XM822 4-wheel, 10-ton semitrailer van
the forward curbside door.
b.
Central Compartment.
The central, or
used to perform tests on petroleum products in the field.
laboratory compartment (fig. 1-2) has three stainless
Tests include qualitative and quantitative analyses of a
steel covered counter and cabinet areas.
Special
wide range of military fuels and lubricant. The laboratory
laboratory equipment is installed on countertops and
is a completely self-contained unit which requires only an
adjacent walls and stowed in cabinets and drawers. The
external power source, a water supply and a waste water
laboratories are windowless.
disposal facility when in operation.
c. Rear Compartment. The rear compartment
contains the carbon dioxide ice making machine and
a.
Orientation to Laboratory and Van.
propane, oxygen and carbon dioxide cylinders which are
Throughout this manual the terms right, left, front, and
located along the left, (roadside) wall. Access to the rear
rear indicate directions from the viewpoint of the operator
compartment is through a door in the partition which
forms the laboratory rear wall, or the door in the van rear
b.
Orientation to Laboratory Equipment.
wall. Purging ducts run the length of the van ceiling from
Throughout this manual the terms right, left, front and
the utility compartment to the rear compartment. This
rear indicate directions from the viewpoint of the operator
equipment is covered in greater detail in Chapters 2 and
as he faces the item of equipment installed in the
3 of this manual.
laboratory.
1-6. Laboratory Exterior. The van
exterior (fig. 1-1)
incorporates various items for laboratory. Special vent
1-5. Laboratory Interior. The laboratory is composed
ports are on the right (curbside) rear exterior wall and are
of three compartment within the XM822 semitrailer.
used with the exhaust fan located in the rear
a. Front Compartment. The front, or utility,
compartment. Two small vents on the left (roadside)
compartment contains the air conditioner, heater unit,
rear wall (1) relieve the propane gas tank located in the
compressed air system, vacuum system, pressure water
rear compartment. A water inlet, located on the left
system, and related piping and ducting.
The air
(roadside) forward exterior wall, is used to supply water
conditioner (model No. 76E34-104, TM 5-4120-295-15)
to the laboratory. The power entry receptacle and the
is rated at 60,000 BTU. The heater is made up of 12
purging timer panel (fig. 1-3) are located on the left
heating elements located in the air conditioning duct.
(roadside) rear wall.
Roadside and curbside
The utility compartment is completely separated from the
compartments on the van undercarriage provide
laboratory compartment by the fume hood, gum bath
area,
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