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7.1 UTILITIES7.1.1 Major utilities trunksStructuralintegrity genComputercoresOptical datanetworkMajorsystemsInertialdamping genAtmosphericsystemAtmosphericdistrib netRedundantdistrib netWarp drivesystemEPSpower tapsWaterreclamationSolid wasterecyclingWaterdistrib netWastecollectionRedundantdistrib netImpulse drivesystemAuxiliary fusiongeneratorsEPSpower tapsEPSpower tapsEPSpower distribReplicatorsystemsTransportersystemsBeamwaveguidesBeamwaveguidesReplicationterminalsEmitterarraysOthersystemsGravitygenerationFieldconduitsReserveutilitiesProtecteddistributionReservesuppliesjacked triphase waveguide conduit networks, similar to theSIF network, distribute the field energy throughout the vehicle.Crossovers between the Saucer Module and BattleSection permit field generators in one hull to feed the entirespacecraft if necessary.• Synthetic gravity field bleed. Although the ship'ssynthetic gravity field is created by the gravity generatorslocated thoughout the ship, a network of forcefield conduits isemployed to allow translation of excess inertial potential toother parts of the ship. This process is computer controlled tooptimize gravitational stability and subspace field differential.Any inertial potential in excess of system capacity is automaticallybled off into the structural integrity field system.• Cryogenic fluid transfer. This refers to a number ofinsulated piping trunks that provide for intraship transfer ofsuch cryogenic fluids as liquid helium. Oxygen for breathinggas replenishment is transferred to atmospheric processingmodules in liquid form by means of the cryogenic fluid transfersystem.• Deuterium fuel transfer. Two 45 cm insulatedconduits provide for transfer of liquid deuterium between theprimary deuterium tank and the impulse propulsion system.Additional insulated conduits connect the primary deuteriumtank with the warp propulsion system, and the Saucer Moduleimpulse engines and its associated fuel storage tankage(using a cross-feed conduit connecting the two sections).Smaller 18.5 cm insulated conduits connect various auxiliarystorage tanks and the auxiliary fusion power generators.• Turboelevator personnel transport system. Thisincludes the actual turboshaft tubes through which the inductivelydriven turbolift cars travel throughout the habitable volumeof the ship, as well as the dedicated EPS power trunksand ODN links that support the system.• Reserve utilities distribution. This refers to a lowcapacity,independent system of atmosphere, power, data,and water distribution networks. These systems serve asbackups for use in the event service is disrupted from primarysystems. Depending on load factors, this reserve system hasa capacity of approximately thirty-six hours.• Protected utilities distribution. Another set ofredundant utilities trunks, this system provides limited atmosphere,power, and data to critical areas of the ship as well asDick Brownfield, Star Trek special mechanical effects whiz whose work on the Enterprise dates back as far as Star Trek's firstpilot episode in 1964, tells us that some of the conduits and pipes seen on the original Enterprise sets were labeled with theterm GNDN. Dick tells us that this was a joke with him and set decorator John Dwyer (another veteran of both versions of StarTrek) to inform the discerning starship crew member that a dummy pipe "Goes Nowhere and Does Nothing."