Closures and Debris-Handling Concepts for Superhard Missile Launch Facilities

Abstract

Research was undertaken to develop preliminary designs of superhard launch facility closures near the limit of survivability and to develop closure operating mechanisms and methods of handling debris. Part I of the document presents a review of known closure and debris handling methods and several concepts for further development. Part II of the document presents a further definition of weapons effects applicable in the range of interest and presents preliminary designs of closure systems which will survive the postulated environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 21, 1968
Accession Number
AD0844615

Entities

People

  • B. Franklin
  • D. J. Braid

Organizations

  • Boeing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actuators
  • Blast
  • Composite Materials
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Explosives
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Gamma Rays
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Radiation Shielding

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Software Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design