TALOS STRUCTURAL FIRING TEST ABOARD THE USS ALBANY (CG-10),

Abstract

Twelve TALOS MARK 11 MOD 1 boosters with concrete slugs were fired aboard the USS ALBANY (CG-10) to investigate the adequacy of the protection for the TALOS launching system personnel against blast effects and to determine the effects of the booster exhaust on the ship's structure. During the test series, measurements of toxic gas leakage into personnel areas, sound pressure levels, structural strains and deflections, temperatures and exhaust stream pressures were obtained. The results indicated no major structural deficiencies. There was some gas and smoke leakage into personnel areas adjacent to the launcher, exposure of equipment to high temperatures and superficial structural damage. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 29, 1963
Accession Number
AD0417885

Entities

People

  • C.j. Mazzella
  • J.w. Loving
  • P.e. Wine
  • T.i. Dodson

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast
  • Concrete
  • Deficiencies
  • Deflection
  • High Temperature
  • Launchers
  • Launching
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Sound Pressure
  • Uss Albany

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.