BURNING TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES OF M18 COLORED-SMOKE GRENADES

Abstract

Parameters pertaining to pyrotechnic dissemination processes were investigated. Burning-temperature, burning-time, weight-change, and pressure parameters were recorded for the M18, colored-smoke grenade with a thermocouple, from pressure- or weight-loss curves, with a weight transducer, and with a pressure transducer, respectively. Equipment layouts and samples of strip-chart recordings are presented. Burning pressure is usually less than 1 psi; however, orifice plugging can increase pressure to about 20 psi. Any one type of munition yields a great variation in functioning data. Burning temperature is lower in red and yellow M18 grenades than in green and violet ones.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0474437

Entities

People

  • Guy Haynes

Organizations

  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Weight
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Colored Smokes
  • Combustion
  • Design Criteria
  • Government Procurement
  • Grenades
  • Internal Pressure
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Recording Systems
  • Standards
  • Thermocouples
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.