ARMY TM 10-4610-309-14
MARINE CORPS TM 10802A-14/1
TACTICAL WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM (TWPS)
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DESCRIPTION AND THEORY OF OPERATION
EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION AND DATA
LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF MAJOR COMPONENTS
Both the MC-TWPS and the A-TWPS versions are a fully contained mobile water purification system
consisting of the following systems and extended capability kits:
Raw Water Supply System (see Figure 7)
The raw water system draws water from a lake, river, ocean or other raw water source and discharges it
into a storage tank called the MF feed tank. The raw water system includes the following major
components (listed in the general flow sequence through the system):
PRIMING / VENT
VALVE V-102
CYCLONE BLOWDOWN
ADAPTOR A-02
FLOW VALVE V-104
PRIMING
RAW WATER FLOW
PITCHER
VALVE V-107
ADAPTOR A-01
ADAPTOR
A-03
ADAPTOR
A-04
RAW WATER
SUCTION CHECK
ADAPTOR A-05
VALVE V-101
3 X 10 S-HOSES
DIESEL ENGINE-
2 X 50
DRIVEN PUMP P-1
FLOATING INLET
D-HOSES
2 X 6 D-HOSE
STRAINER S-1
2 X 10 S-HOSE
ANCHOR, PULLEY, AND ROPE
CYCLONE
ELECTRIC MOTOR-
2 X 50
DRIVEN PUMP P-2
SEPARATOR CS-1
D-HOSES
Figure 7. Major Components of the Raw Water Supply System.
Floating Inlet Strainer FS-1. Holds the raw water intake hose off the bottom of the water source
and screens out leaves, sticks, fish, and other large objects. It is connected by sections of rigid
suction hose to the raw water pump.
Anchor, pulley and rope system. Used to deploy the floating inlet strainer and hold it in place.
Thirteen sections of 3-in., 10-ft. long green-banded suction hose. These are the raw water
intake hoses. These hoses deliver raw water from the inlet strainer to the raw water pump. The
number of hose sections used depends on site conditions.
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