Investigation of the Minimum Deployment Time of a Foam/Fabric Composite Material.

Abstract

This report describes the formulation, test design, materials, and evaluation of a very fast operating polystyrene foam-generating system. It was established that low-boiling-point solvents can be used to dissolve the polymer and act as the means of (1) providing gas pressure for discharging the material from a pressure vessel and (2) foaming the polymer within a cylindrical fabric sleeve. The discharge time was related to initial internal pressure. The minimum deployment time for a 0.5 x 10 ft (0.15 x 3.05-m) cylinder was found to be about 50 milliseconds.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA091658

Entities

People

  • Alvin Smith
  • B. R. Culbertson
  • R. E. Muncy

Organizations

  • Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boiling Point
  • Cameras
  • Composite Materials
  • Construction
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fabrics
  • Geography
  • Internal Pressure
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Motion Picture Cameras
  • Resins
  • Storage
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Science and Engineering.