The Triton Forward Operating Base Hangar at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida, is base for the Triton Unmanned Aircraft System. The base includes sufficient assets to run the operation including technical data, training systems, and enough spares and support equipment to operationally support one persistent orbit.
New construction for a multi-story, steel-framed, concrete masonry aircraft maintenance hangar includes storage and an aircraft apron to accommodate the Triton program. Built-in equipment included power service points, an aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) fire suppression system, a five-ton overhead bridge crane, passenger elevator, emergency generator, aircraft cooling units, power units, compressed air system and wash racks.
Integral to site safety is the ParkUSA FoamTrooper™ AFFF containment system which diverts wastewater from the hangar to a holding tank in the event of an AFFF discharge. The system contained the following components:
- Diversion Valve Vault System
- AFFF Holding Tank
- Vent Drain Vault
- Oil Water Separator
- Sample Well
- System Control Panel
- Trench Drain
ParkUSA’s in-house engineering team collaborated with the project engineer to design and develop the appropriate elevations and sizing of all system components. To increase performance and reliability of the overall system, we developed a controls system to monitor conditions in the AFFF holding tank and the oil water separator.
