AN/FO Charge Preparation for Large Scale Tests

Abstract

Two 20- ton and one 100-ton hemispherical AN/FO charges were detonated on the surface at the Defense Research Establishment, Suffield, Ralston, Alberta, Canada. The charges were all prepared with on-site mixing of the AN/FO over a 15 day period during August 1969. The first 20-ton charge was prepared from 800 fifty pound bags of AN/FO stacked in a hemispherical pile. The remaining charges were formed in thin hemispherical fiberglas shells. Each charge was initiated by a 250-pound booster. AN/FO has been demonstrated to be a highly suitable explosion source for simulation of nuclear airblast.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 08, 1970
Accession Number
AD0876187

Entities

People

  • L. D. Sadwin
  • M. M. Swisdak Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Ammonium Nitrate
  • Contractors
  • Detonations
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fuel Oils
  • Fuels
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Munitions
  • Oils
  • Physical Properties
  • Simulations
  • Tensile Strength

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