Low Emission Thermal Processing of Munitions Constituents

Abstract

This ESTCP project demonstrated a new more cost- and process-efficient method to thermally decontaminate material potentially presenting an explosive hazard (MPPEH) that reduces emissions of PM2.5, total carbon, black carbon and CO2 compared to a legacy thermal decontamination unit that requires large amounts of wood dunnage as a heat source. The new MPPEH processing propane-fueled unit was designed and built by engineers at NAWCWD China Lake. The reduction in emissions of harmful pollutants over the wood-fired method was quantified using an emission sampler, which was developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and attached to an unmanned aerial system owned and operated by the University of Maryland.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 2021
Accession Number
AD1154595

Entities

People

  • Erik Tolmachoff
  • Jeanne Hartzell
  • Johanna Aurell
  • John Beitler

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Chlorides
  • Climate Change
  • Environmental Protection
  • Explosives
  • Fuels
  • Heat Transfer
  • Liquids
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Munitions
  • Organic Compounds
  • Volatile Organic Compounds

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy