120MM Propellant Drums First Article Testing (FAT)

Abstract

The U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center (DAC), Validation Engineering Division (SIOAC-DEV), was tasked by the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) to conduct First Article Testing (FAT) on 120mm propellant drums supplied by Grief Brothers Corporation, Baltimore, MD. As tested, all production prototypes of the 120mm propellant drums met minimum requirements of FAT. This report contains details of the tests conducted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA352955

Entities

People

  • Ejike J. Ajalla

Organizations

  • Defense Ammunition Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Containers
  • Corporations
  • Diameters
  • Drop Tests
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Materials
  • Packaging
  • Production
  • Propellants
  • Prototypes
  • Security
  • Test Methods
  • Validation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering