DAMS Distributed Atmosphere Monitoring System - Analox

The DAMS (Distributed Atmosphere Monitoring System) is a flexible, robust and fully configurable, submarine atmosphere monitoring system. Designed with you in mind, this life-saving, mission critical equipment offers multi-point sensing for AIP or Diesel Electric subs and is suitable for new submarine designs or mid life upgrades. Gas sensors are monitored centrally via the PLC and offer local sensing and alerts for the crew in the aft, middle and fore of your boat, giving you true peace of mind throughout the duration of your patrol.

Flexible

No matter a submarine’s size or what country’s flag it flies, it is a fact that no two submarines are the same. Every vessel has unique gas monitoring needs and requires an analytical tool with the versatility to be configured to each vessel’s individual requirements. Each state-of-art DAMS unit is flexible, robust and fully configurable and can monitor up to six different gasses simultaneously from one centralized PLC (programmable logic controller) panel.

Communication is key

Easily the most versatile and customizable product in the entire Analox line, DAMS quite simply is a centralized hub that allows multiple analyzers and monitors located in multiple locations throughout a submarine to communicate with each other. With the integral communication to the ships platform management systems, should an alarm be triggered, the duty officer is ideally positioned and instantly informed to take appropriate corrective action without having to leave the Con, or central control room.

Testing

The modular design of the DAMS incorporates multiple testing technologies including GFC to monitor carbon monoxide (CO), electrochemical for depleted or enriched oxygen (O2), NDIR for carbon dioxide (CO2) and refrigerants (R134a) and Catalytic Bead technology to test for hydrogen (H2). Each DAMS monitor is ideally suited for conventionally powered diesel/electric powered submarines or air-independent propulsion (AIP) designs.

Each DAMS unit is shock, pressure and temperature compensated and tested to withstand the demanding submarine environment. This highly versatile tool can be tailored to customer-specific requirements for EMC (electro-magnetic capability), durability, vibration and noise interference.

Having successfully passed rigorous sea trials and laboratory testing, DAMS units are currently deployed with multiple naval groups throughout the world. In response to highly precise military standards and requirements, DAMS is simple to customize and install. Each unit is user maintainable, and has delivered the proven accuracy and reliability demanded by the submarine community. The modular design of DAMS allows for upgrades and changes to the system as the vessel’s operational requirements change throughout the product’s operational life.

Calibration made easy

Each DAMS system can be calibrated by just one person and is extremely easy to maintain, reducing and often eliminating disruptions to normal operations. Analox also offers multi-gas sensors that can be calibrated simultaneously. A complete list of features for DAMS is available here.

Technical Specification

• Operating Pressure - 700 to 1300mBar
• Operating Temperature - 0 to +45°C
• Data logging - 90 days of data
• Power - 24V DC as standard
• Calibration - Before Mission and/or every 3 months

Features

PLC with 12” touch screen digital display

• Optional integration with Submarine PMS
• (Platform Management System)
• Customised User Interface/HMI
• Data logging & download port
• Visual alarms & alarm location
• Password Protected

Sensor Modules

• Choose from multiple gases such as: O2, CO2, CO, H2, Refrigerants
• Single or dual sensor modules
•  Local visual alarm
• Diffusion or Pumped
• Optional Relay
• Temperature Compensated