Vulnerability of Underground POL Storage Facilities

Abstract

This report summarizes results of a six-month test and analysis program pertaining to the vulnerability of underground petroleum/oil/lubricant (POL) storage facilities. The objective of this program was to generate basic test data that can be used to evaluate lethality of inventory and developmental warheads against typical underground POL storage facilities. The POL targets were tested using various sizes and configurations of buried explosive charges against one-third scale target tanks both filled and partially filled with jet fuel. Twenty-nine sub-surface detonations and one above-surface detonation test were conducted. Data were generated for various size charges as a function of stand-off distance of the explosive charge from tank center. Variations in charge location were also incorporated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA020030

Entities

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  • Hans R. Fuehrer
  • John W. Keeser Jr.

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Blast Loads
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Ignition
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Storage Tanks
  • Test Facilities

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  • Explosive Engineering.
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