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Show Dugway, tJlah 'Published In the Interest of the personnel of Dugway Proving Ground1 Friday mira ' By Connie L. Rupp - to W i Seven men from Dugway s Ditto area will lie leaving for Jericho, VT next week to participate in a smoke test project SNOW-ON- E (an acrofor Scenario Normalization for nym Operations in Winter Obscuration and the Natural Environment). The month-lon- g Held program will the give Dugway opportunity to test its smoke instrumentation for the first lime in the field in freezing temperatures. The test is a prelude to future, more extensive tests at the Cold Regions Test Center in Alaska. T1IE COLD Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) of Hanover, New Hampshire is sponsoring and coordinating the test effort. Fourteen different agencies will have representatives in Vermont partici-- . pating in the testing at various levels. In addition to Army involvement. Air Force and Navy agencies will be there and a contingent from the University of Tennessee. Dr. William Peterson of Test Design and Analysis Division will be Dugway s Project Officer and accompanying him for the test will lie four personnel from the Instrumentation Operation Section of Instrumentation Branch, one person from Grid Ser- for sinnik vanced instrumentation that is readily available here. Personnel are anxious to see how the equipment will perform in cold region conditions. Mr. Chuck Branch personnel revealed a cold front approaching the Vermont test- ing area this week dropping temperatures to a daily high pf around 25 de- grees and bringing evening lows to around zero. Dugway Proving Ground is unique in its capability to provide instrumen- tation for smoke tests, said Dr. Peter- son.. No other U.S. agency has the ad- - . wind chill, snow, etc. DE WITT said equipment being sent to Vermont is valued at over $300,000 and yet this is only a small representative' sample of the equip ment Used for smoke testing. Some equipment includes: Aeruol Photometers ($3,000 each) - are used to measure the concertra- tion of smoke particles in the air. DeWitt, Instrumention Operation Section Chief, said the equipment has been chamber tested in subzero tern- peratures, but that doesnt begin to consider the factors involved in field testing factors such as humidity. Transmissometers ($50-75,0- 00 mirrors which UP signals from across a field and measure the light en- testing 81 erent frequencies. Data is recofded when the air is clear and when it is obscured by smoke and "en c0nclus0Jls are drawn from a eac1) iave two-fo- ot err c0mPari50n dala- - . Particle Size Analyzers ($27,000 each) - are equipped with a tube that draws air samples and analyzes the particles in the air. Telephotometers ($8,500 each) -are used to observe and record the effectiveness of smoke obscuration. These instruments record impressions similar to what the human eye might observe. DeWitt said it will be interesting to discover the impact of not only the cold on the equipment but also the influence a background of glaring snow has on data accuracy. Although verification of instru- vices, and one person from Grid Operations. The area being used for the test is near Burlington, VT and is a National Guard Training Center at Camp Ethan Allen. The test plan cautions personnel to lie prepared for cold, windy weather. TEST requirements specify certain weather limitatioas. Some tests must lie done in clear air agaiast a snow background and some during falling and blowing snow.' Also, its passible testing will lie done in subzero or freezing temperatures. A check with the National Weather Service through Ditto's Meteorology Jan. 30, 1981 (Inset) A rearview closeup of the instrument shows where data is displayed. Smoke personnel check data being recorded from the transmissometers. - ments will be done on site, DeWitt explained that the extensive data collected will be brought back to Dugway for reduction. He added that Management Information Systems (DMIS) will assist in this reduction process and will also aid in preparation of the final report. Another factor DeWitt is concerned about is the impact cold temperatures will have on equipment stabilization. He explained that on Dugway tests the equipment takes over two hours to stabilize before it a can be used to reliably record test data. In ccld temperatures DeWitt predicted it will take over four hours for the equipment to stabilize. That means that if testing is scheduled to start at 7 a.m., technicians and grid personnel need to be out preparing the equipment before 3 a.m. In addition to the electronics personnel on the test, representatives from Grid Services and Grid Operations will be setting up samplers for the test and providing field support for equipment. Since the grid area is over 1,000 feet from the parking lot, cross country skis or snowshoes will be used to get to and from the hilly testing area. Information on cold weather smoke testing gained from this project will be used for research and development of future smoke tests. Post swimming pool now open tor weekend pleasure tion) money cannot be spent onsuch projects without Department of the Army approval. RDTE funds are the type that make up the bulk of Dug-wabudget. Earlier attempts to obtain approval for the project had been unsuccessful. DARCOM (Department of the Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command) has over 150 installations in its command and only one other post has a covered pool, according to Maxwell. That facility is. Seneca Army Depot in Romulus, NY. MG John J. Koehler, Jr., shortly after arriving at TECOM, made our bubble project a priority matter, and he succeeded in obtaining approval. Money for the bubble came from Dugway s FY 80 By Connie L. Rupp ys The pool opened on Jan. 23 after tunnels connecting the pool to locker rooms in the gymnasium were completed. Initial hours of operation will be from noon to 6 p.m., Friday through Sunday. Arrangements to use the pool at other times for such things as military physical training (PT) may be made through Community Services.. DUGWAY residents are invited to swim at a cost of 25 cents per person per visit. Enlisted military can swim at no charge. The bubble for the swimming pool had been proposed for Dugway for at least 10 years accordin gto MAJ David A. Maxwell, Community Activities Director. DPG Commander COL Charles II. Bay explained that the problem in part has been that RDTE (Research, Development, Test and Evalua . funds. commented that, "The objective of facilities such as the swimming is to pool improve the quality of life for Dugway residents, especially since BAY ho alternative facilities are available nearby. . i; t sr'vjt v XML ft ,i After funding approval, extensive efforts were made to get the bubble up. and the swimming pool operational. Mr. Howard Austin, Chief of Facilities Engineers Building and Grounds Division, credited COL Bay with cutting thrqugh a Ipt of red tape and expediting the project through his direct involvement. On a tour of the pool, Austin explained that the $73,000 bubble was installed by contractors in December, but the tunnels connecting the locker rooms in the gymnasium to the pool have just been completed because parts were back ordered. Engineers and electricians from Facilities designed and constructed the tunnel project. In addition to constructing the tunnels; Austin said. Facilities provided personnel to do extra work to get the pool ready. Two painters gave the olympic-size- d pool a vibrant new look using 25 gallons of paint. Sanitation workers prepared the pool for Fridays opening by adding chlorine to the water and checking the pool temperature. Austin said the water will be maintained between 72 and 75 degrees.He added that rubberized matting is on order to cover the cement area around the pool so swimmers wont slip and fall. The area inside the bubble seems huge and the white dome gives one the impression of being in a cloud. Austin said the cables form a sort of wooden frame around the bubble and air pressure from fans keeps the bubble expanded against the cables. Normally only one fan operates, but there is a back-ufan that automatically starts if the pressure falls below a certain level. In addition, if there is ever a power outage, an emergency generator is connected to automatically provide power. The generator also kicks in automatically for 15 minutes each week to recharge itself, Austin said. The system is complete with a heater that maintains the internal temperature of the bubble at a comfortable level. The cost of operating and maintaining the pool will be paid by Morale swimming fee will Support Fund, and Maxwell explained that the contribute toward this effort. . MAXWELL added that lifeguards will be on duty whenever the pool is fund)jobs. open. Positions are still available for the NAF and Water Advanced Red Cross have the must Lifesaving passed Applicants obtained at the and can be information Course. Further applications Safety Civilian Personnel Office, Building 5330. Bay noted that the swimming pools opening may prove to be the salvation for all of Dugway s frustrated skiers who have been plagued by the lack of snow this winter. p. 25-ce- nt (non-appropriat- ed J ft.. 4W - izl& z - mmiiii ji .Jli Weteye move to involve Dugway 'TTii 5- V JL & V- . - S ri ' '.Mk! X . X ft ' ' - - . v-.i- , -- w ih ' r ' - m' ' t ' Kids take advantage of the giantized bubble recently Installed over the Swimming pool for ah afternoon of Sunday fun. Published by the Transcript-Bulleti- n Publishing Company, a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Army. Opinions expressed , by writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an official ex- presdon by the Department of the Army. The appearance of advertise their transfer by convoy to Tooele. If the weteyes are transferred, over 82 Dugway personnel will be particiOfpating in some phase of the move. fices involved include Plans and Operations, Safety, Security, Aviation, Meteorology, Health Clinic, clude receiving the munitions at Tech Escort, Weapons Systems Michael Army Airfield, temporarily Branch, Facilities Engineers and Pubstoring the bombs and assisting in lic Affairs. On Jan. 16, the Department of Defense announced its plans to transfer 888 weteye bombs from Rocky Mountain Arsenal, CO to Tooele Army Depot. inDugwayk involvement would ments inserts in this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the Department of the Army of the products or services advertised. |