Design Concept for a Large Scale Test Bed for Large Blast/Thermal Simulator Research

Abstract

In this report, the feasibility of installing a new compressed gas driver at the existing BRL Shock Tube Facility is examined. The new driver would be three feet in diameter, 80 feet long, and would be installed in the space now occupied by the existing eight foot diameter driver. The new driver would be capable of holding an internal pressure of 1,760 psi and would be equipped with electric strip heaters to control the temperature of stored gas at 325 K to 650 K. A nitrogen has pressurization system would be used with the new driver. The report concludes the facility modifications are feasible and outlines specific alterations which are needed. Construction costs were estimated to be about $1.1 million, and construction time was estimated to be 8 to 10 months. Keywords: Blast tubes, Diaphragms, Dynamic loads, Pressure vessels, Shock tubes, Test beds.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA191570

Entities

People

  • C. L. Griffin
  • H. D. Laverentz
  • J. L. Evans
  • J. M. Pilgrim
  • S. J. Guislain

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast Tubes
  • Construction
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Cooling
  • Cost Estimates
  • Engineers
  • High Pressure
  • Hypervelocity Flow
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Pressurization
  • Security
  • Shock Tubes
  • Simulators
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Beds

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster