The Small-Scale Gap Test (SGGT) at Picatinny Arsenal

Abstract

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Armaments Center (AC), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, has conducted the small-scale gap test (SSGT) on hundreds of explosive formulations in the last several decades. While test facilities and personnel have changed over this timeframe, the basic test method to assess shock sensitivity in this configuration has remained the same. DEVCOM ACs approach differs from the current governing document [Allied Ordnance Publication (AOP)-7]. This report will detail the key differences between the DEVOM AC method and AOP-7, Edition 2. Additionally, the output from varying explosive column heights in the donor charge was assessed and reported.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 2022
Accession Number
AD1163538

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  • Brian Fuchs
  • Edward Van De Wal
  • Erik Wrobel
  • Gerard Gillen

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of Defense
  • Detonations
  • Detonators
  • Energetic Materials
  • Exploding Wires
  • Explosives
  • High Explosives
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Performance Tests
  • Plastic Bonded Explosives
  • Standards
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods

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