Liquid-Fuel Fire Alternative

Abstract

US DoD ordnance items, except those exempt i.e. pyrotechnics and small caliber ammunition, are required to be tested in a liquid-fuel-fire fast heating test and have the results reported. The liquid fuel fire test, commonly known as the fast cookoff (FCO) test, is used to simulate exposure in a fire, and is one of a suite of tests used to determine if the munition meets Insensitive Munition (IM) requirements. The test subjects full-scale ordnance to a liquid-fuel fire and assesses the violence of reaction and susceptibility of the item to fire. During the life cycle of an ordnance item, exposure to fire may result from an accident related to transportation, storage, and/or mishap on the deck of an aircraft carrier.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 2018
Accession Number
AD1059519

Entities

People

  • Brian Gullett
  • David Hubble
  • Ephraim Washburn
  • Jeff Prevost
  • Jon Yagla
  • Ross Falen

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Combustion
  • Construction
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Groundwater
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Munitions Testing

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Rocket Propulsion.