SIMULATED COLD WEATHER RADIOLOGICAL DECONTAMINATION OF RECOVERY EQUIPMENT

Abstract

Tests were conducted in Cold Chamber, in which compressed air, steam, vacuum, water, and antifreeze solution were used to remove a fluorescent fallout simulant from a large tractor at temperatures down to minus 10 degrees F. It is concluded that antifreeze solution and water, if warmed, are the most effective materials; steam may be acceptably effective, and air and vacuum have limited use.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 15, 1963
Accession Number
AD0296248

Entities

People

  • Alfred E. Hanna

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Compressors
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Civil Defense
  • Civil Engineering
  • Compressed Air
  • Cooling
  • Decontamination
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fluids
  • Government Procurement
  • Materials
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Fallout
  • Radiation
  • Radioactive Materials

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.