A Custom Control Panel Restores Safety To A Historic Boiler At Nasa
A Custom Control Panel Restores Safety To A Historic Boiler At Nasa
2 PagesBOILER CASE STUDY NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Federal Airfield, California Boiler Controls CUSTOMER APPLICATION AND KEY CHALLENGES In 1945, the Bethlehem Steel Co. mounted a Babcock & Wilcox boiler on a Naval cruiser named the USS Helena. Although commissioned too late for World War II, the USS Helena saw action in the Korean War. During three trips to Korean waters, the USS Helena fired more than 35,000 rounds of ammunition and was awarded the Korean Presidential Unit Citation. In 1963, the USS Helena was decommis- sioned from service and eleven years later, the ship was sold for scrap. The Babcock & Wilcox boiler from the USS Helena emerged in the NASA Ames Research Center to supply steam for their testing facility. Operators were using the boiler in a manual operat
