White Phosphorus Dry Fill Line
Abstract
An MMT project was conducted to provide a semi-automatic prototype WP dry fill line at Pine Bluff Arsenal by modification and improvement of existing equipment. The line was designed to fill the 105-mm M60 projectile, the 81-mm M375 projectile, the 60-mm M302 projectile, and the 2.75-inch M156 warhead. The line was successfully operated with the 105-mm M60 and the 2.75-inch M156. Test were not conducted with the 60-mm and 81-mm munitions because components were not available. The WP dry fill line provides a safe, extremely accurate system for production rate filling of munitions with WP. It also reduces air and water pollution by more than 97% over that experienced with the dip fill system.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA089981
Entities
People
- Harold D. Mckinney
- Larry Davenport
- Merlin L. Erickson
Organizations
- United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center