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Volume 2, No. 2
Summer 2006
- Top-Flight Army Hospital Benefits from "Green" Chemical Treatment
Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in San Antonio has the military's only burn unit and a new Amputee Care Center for soldiers who lose limbs during combat. Temperature and humidity are critical for patients recovering from burns and major surgery. Over the years corrosion and microorganisms have threatened the hospital's heating and cooling systems. To solve the problem the Army Corps of Engineers has introduced safer, "greener" chemicals into these systems, along with better ways to dispense and monitor them. Also getting the green treatment are heating and cooling systems at Fort Hood, Fort Rucker, the Army Redstone Missile Arsenal, and Red River Army Depot.
- Remote-Monitoring Assets Protect Water Facilities at Two Army Bases
For the Army, maintaining water storage and piping systems across the globe is critical. Failures from material corrosion can endanger the water supply and prove costly. Firefighters also need to depend on the military's pressurized water for fire hydrants, aircraft deluge systems, and building fire suppression systems. Using leading-edge pipeline water sensors and ice-free cathodic protection technology, the Army Corps of Engineers is working to alleviate water system corrosion at Fort Bragg and Fort Drum.
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