Camouflage Smoke Study.

Abstract

The smoke generated from pyromix SW59-type and photoflash mixtures was compared to that generated by equal volumes of white phosphorus (WP) and titanium tetrachloride (FM). WP smoke was superior to all smokes tested by a factor varying from two to 10 depending on which mix was evaluated. The FM smoke was equivalent to the smoke generated from a modified SW59 mixture and superior to the others. Light-green, brown- and blue-colored smokes were generated from the M3 smoke generator. A new mechanism for coloring the smoke emitted from this generator was devised. A miniature rapid-functioning oil smoke generator was demonstrated. It generated a cloud 40- to 50-feet-long and 10- to 15-feet-high in 3 seconds.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA010653

Entities

People

  • Melvin N. Gerber

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerosol Generators
  • Camouflage
  • Colored Smokes
  • Elements
  • Energy Systems
  • Generators
  • Phosphorus
  • Smoke
  • Smoke Generators
  • Titanium

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering