Dispersion Model Development for Open Burn/Open Detonation Sources

Abstract

The disposal of obsolete munitions, propellants, and manufacturing wastes is conducted at DoD and DOE facilities. The most common disposal method is open burning and open detonation of the material, which occurs in an earthen pit or bermed area. At present, the material destroyed in a single detonation typically ranges from 100 to 5000 lbs., whereas the quantity treated in a burn can be somewhat larger and last from minutes to an hour. OB/OD activities are restricted to daytime during unstable or near-neutral atmospheric stability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA349142

Entities

People

  • B. Templeman
  • J. C. Weil
  • R. Banta
  • R. Weber
  • W. Mitchell

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pollution
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundary Layer
  • Buoyancy
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detonations
  • Dispersions
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Protection
  • Ground Level
  • Layers
  • Materials
  • North Carolina
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • United States

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering