Design and Evaluation of a Chamber Capable of Containing the Detonation Effects of 40 Pounds of TNT

Abstract

A 5-foot-diameter, spherical blast containment chamber was designed for the repeated containment of 40-pound charges of TNT. The vessel included a reinforced access port 18 inches in diameter, closed by a pair of inward- swinging cafe doors which overlapped the port reinforcing ring all around the edges. Four vessels were built to this design. Two of the vessels, mounted on cradles identical to the trailer-mounted version, but without the trailers, were experimentally evaluated for their blast containment capability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA026290

Entities

People

  • B. D. Trott
  • J. E. Backofen Jr.
  • J. J. White Iii

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Base Metal
  • Blast
  • Design Criteria
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal
  • Explosives
  • Fabrication
  • Joints
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Strain Gages

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Explosive Engineering.