Research and Development of a Controlled Cavitation Erosion (CONCAVER) (trademark) Demilling System for Demilling Explosive Warheads.

Abstract

During the normal development cycle of an explosive weapon system, a method for the eventual removal of the explosive from the warhead must be developed. Then, when a particular weapon has become obsolete, the warheads are returned to an explosive ordnance station and the explosive is removed by demilling. This demilling can be accomplished either by blasting with a 'water jet' or actual mechanical milling on a milling machine. The first method is brute force in nature and has many limitations; the second method is dangerous in that heat can be generated by the tool thereby raising the chance of an explosion. What is needed is a system that can quickly and safely remove explosive material from warheads. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA089604

Entities

People

  • Dwight R. Koogle
  • William H. Bohli

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Calibration
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Explosive Warheads
  • Explosives
  • Flow Rate
  • High Pressure
  • Laboratory Equipment
  • Laboratory Procedures
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Stands
  • Tools

Readers

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  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Explosive Engineering.