THE EXPLOSIVES MODELING FACILITY AT THE BALLISTIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES

Abstract

The report describes the Explosive Modeling Facility of the Ballistic Research Laboratories (BRL). Some of the operations of the facility are discussed. Charges are made by cast loading, press loading, or machining high explosives. Strict quality control and safety practices are observed. The normal annual production is from five to seven thousand charges.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0658226

Entities

People

  • James E. Cole

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cooling
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Fabrication
  • High Explosives
  • Hydraulic Presses
  • Machines
  • Machining
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Periodicals
  • Production
  • Quality Control
  • Terminal Ballistics
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.