INVESTIGATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FOR THERMAL PROTECTION. PART II
Abstract
A high-intensity light source for simulation of the thermal pulse from nuclear explosions was constructed, calibrated and used for testing of 12 polymer systems at 19.2 cal/sq cm/sec. The following polymers, filled with 5% Cr2O3, were tested: polyethylene, polystyrene, 6,6-nylon; polyvinyl fluoride, polyvinyl fluoride, polyacrylonitrile, polyvinyl chloride, polytetrafluoroethylene, chlorinated polyvinyl chloride, polymethyl methacrylate, polyvinylidene fluoride, and a polyurethane foam. In addition, two coded samples from U. S. Army Natick Laboratory (NLAB) were tested. Polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polyurethane foam, and the NLAB samples gave the most rapid production of smoke, light attenuation being detected in less than 0.2 sec. These materials also gave the greatest reduction (>60%) in transmission over a total four-second exposure. Consistent with these results with the hot filament pyrolysis technique, polymethyl methacrylate and polytetrafluoroethylene gave considerably less smoke on exposure to the high intensity light source.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 18, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0460379
Entities
People
- J. A. Ellard
- J. M. Butler
Organizations
- Monsanto