The Mustard Gas-Paint System Revisited

Abstract

An earlier NRL report by A. Stamulis has been re-examined with more modern analytic and graphic presentation methods. The interaction of mustard gas with Navy alkyd paints as a function of temperature and wind speed was modeled as a second order polynomial with interaction terms through the use of response surface methodology techniques. The equations allowed prediction of mustard evaporation and paint absorption characteristics over the experimental range studied 30C to 50C, MPH (0.17 KPH) to 16.1 MPH (26.8 KPH). A recommendation is made in the report to re-examine current and planned tasks against the database of reformatted WWII and post WWII reports (using modern analytic techniques such as in this report) in order that research and live testing costs may be reduced.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 18, 1989
Accession Number
ADA203995

Entities

People

  • Ralph C. Little

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Coefficients
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Equations
  • Evaporation
  • Experimental Data
  • Experimental Design
  • Geometry
  • Graphics
  • Mustard Agents
  • Security
  • Sorption
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Geochemistry
  • Surface Coatings Technology.