Hazard Classification Test of Complete Round 155-mm Pallets

Abstract

To determine the Quantity-Distance restrictions associated with the storage of complete round pallets of 155-mm ammunition requires that the potential contribution of the propellant to blast overpressures be known or estimated if the projectiles detonate en masse. This report presents the results of tests that were conducted to compare pressure profiles generated when the HE projectiles on a complete round pallet detonate en masse. The pallets were designed to transport and store 16 155-mm HE projectiles, propelling charges, and fuzes. One, four, and eight pallet arrays were tested using live and inert propelling charges.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA072813

Entities

People

  • Harry J. Reeves

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Artillery Units
  • Classification
  • Databases
  • Detonations
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Ground Shock
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Projectiles
  • Propelling Charges
  • Shock
  • Weapons

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  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Plasma Physics.