Validation of Command Detonation Munition Residues Testing

Abstract

Command detonation allows a munition to be assessed for energetic residues early in the acquisition process, however this technologys representation of live-fire conditions has not yet been validated. The main objectives of this project were to 1) determine live-fire residue loading rates for two insensitive mortar munitions and 2) statistically compare these rates with previously determined rates for the same munitions using command detonation. Live-fire residue loading rates were successfully determine for a 60 mm IMX-104 munition (n=11 cartridges) and for an 81 mm IMX-104 munition (n=14 cartridges). Command detonation was found to have successfully reproduced total compound loading from live fire of the 60 mm munition (p = 0.76) but significantly underestimated live-fire loading from the 81 mm munition (p < 0.01). While command detonation underestimated loading of some residues, its utility was supported by the correct order-of-magnitude prediction of individual compound loading rates across both tested munitions.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1217241

Entities

People

  • Charles A. Ramsey
  • Matthew F. Bigl
  • Samuel Beal

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Environment
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal
  • Explosives
  • High Explosives
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Munitions Testing
  • Plastic Bonded Explosives
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering