Development of an Explosive Slurry Monitor
Abstract
An environmentally acceptable method of disposing of waste explosive material involves wet-grinding the material and pumping the resulting slurry into an incinerator where it is burned. For safety and economy, the homogeneity of the slurry must be maintained at a specified concentration. Therefore, the mixture must be monitored as it flows in a 9-millimeter pipe. Such a monitoring requirement is not satisfied by any commercially available instruments. A monitoring system using a bifurcated fiber-optic probe has been developed and tested. Various typical concentrations of several materials gave useable response levels, and a number of abnormal conditions (simulated in the tests) were detected.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA054736
Entities
People
- Milton Roth
- Richard J. Henry