MINUTES OF THE FIFTH EXPLOSIVES SAFETY SEMINAR ON HIGH-ENERGY SOLID PROPELLANTS HELD AT THE MIRAMAR HOTEL, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA ON 20-21-22 AUGUST 1963

Abstract

Contents: Investigating Accidents; Shock Induced Sympathetic Detonation in Solid Explosive Charges; Atlantic Missile Range Launch Aborts; Detonation Initiated by High Pressure Gas Loading of a Solid Explosive; Effects of Acceptor-Donor Configura tion and Dimensions on Card Gap and Critical Diameter; Fires During Mixing Operations; Propel lant Mixers; Safety Considerations of the Large Vertical Mixer in Solid Propellant Processing; Processing of Explosive Propellant Ingredients; Slurry Mix Process for Nitroplastisol Propellant; Safety Sampling Program; Hazard Classification of Large Solid Propellant Rocket Motors; Quantity Distance Requirements for Large Amounts of Solid Propellants; Fragmentation Study on Large Solid Rocket Motors; Improved Safety Through the Use of Exploding Bridgewire Ordnance Devices; Quantity Distance Criteria for Liquid Propellants; A Pro posed Program for the Evaluation of the Explosive Hazards of the Titan III; Compatibility of Liquid and Solid Propellants Ashore and Afloat; N2O4 NO and Fuel Oil in a Waste Disposal System; and Low-Velocity Detonation in Nitroglycerin.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0346196

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Heat Energy
  • Ignition
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Liquid Explosives
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Ordnance Laboratories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Rocket Propulsion.