MIL-STD-398 Explosive Test of Barricade for Volcano MOPMS Cartridge Assembly

Abstract

This agency was tasked to provide MIL-STD-398 instrumentation services for measuring blast overpressure and thermal flux of the barricade for Volcano MOPMS Pressure Cartridge Assembly. The barricade shields operators from a quantity of explosive material used as a filler for the pressure cartridge. A maximum credible incident (MCI) was identified by LSAAP and approved by U.S. Army Material Command, Field Safety Activity (AMCFSA), Charlestown, IN. Based on this criteria, two blast pressure gages were placed at operator positions in front of and at the side of the barricade. thermal flux gages were also placed at the same positions of the blast overpressure gages. The test charge was functioned, blast pressure and thermal flux recorded. Blast overpressure levels were too low in amplitude to be recorded. Thermal flux was recorded and radiation level was well below the exposure limits of MIL-STD-398.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA240916

Entities

People

  • A. C. Mcintosh

Organizations

  • Defense Ammunition Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Assembly
  • Detonations
  • Engineers
  • Explosives
  • Gages
  • Heat Flux
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Overpressure
  • Pressure Gages
  • Propellants
  • Radiation
  • Security
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.