SAFETY HAZARD CLASSIFICATION OF WATER-WET EXPLOSIVES

Abstract

Eithteen water-wet explosives were studied to determine whether they could support detonations. Of the 18 explosives tested, 15 sustained detonations when saturated with water. All explosives tested were found to sustain detonations at water levels that could be encountered in manufacturing operations following the filtering operation. Therefore, the filtered explosives should be assigned a safety hazard classification of Class 9.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0460363

Entities

People

  • Darrell Kite Jr.

Organizations

  • Picatinny Arsenal

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Ammunition
  • Engineering
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Filtration
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Munitions
  • New Jersey
  • Plastic Bonded Explosives
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Plastics
  • Plexiglas
  • Resins
  • Test Vehicles
  • Time Intervals

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies