Fuel Tank Non-Nuclear Vulnerability Test Program

Abstract

The effort described was designed to obtain weapons' effects data on fuel tanks and their peripheral areas in support of an ASD non-nuclear survivability program. Specifically, the objectives of this program were to obtain data to assist in determining: (1) probabilities of fuel tank explosions, and (2) probabilities of fires in void areas adjacent to fuel tanks, caused by certain non-nuclear combat threats. An additional objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of the level of nitrogen inerting proposed for aircraft fuel tanks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA008531

Entities

People

  • Allan J. Ferrenberg
  • Joel Blickenstaff

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Temperature
  • Aircrafts
  • Alkanes
  • Cameras
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fire Protection
  • Fires
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Incendiary Projectiles
  • Partial Pressure
  • Test Facilities
  • Vapor Pressure

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Military Science