Modeling Missile Propellant Fires In Shipboard Compartments

Abstract

Concerns regarding the likelihood and severity of missile propellant fires resulted in a test program to characterize this class of fire. Full-scale test programs have investigated the phenomena associated with propellant fires. An existing computer fire model, FAST, was modified to account for fire phenomena specific to missile propellant combustion. The modified computer program and the developed missile propellant burning rate algorithm were exercised in blind predictions of full-scale tests. The model predictions characterize the compartment environment (e.g., gas temperatures, layer interface, oxygen concentration, visibility and heat flux on floor targets) which is important in ascertaining the likelihood of subsequent ignition of class A materials in the compartment. Comparisons between the blind predictions and the test data are presented. These components show a good level of agreement between the test data and modeling predictions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2000
Accession Number
ADA375732

Entities

People

  • Craig L. Beyler
  • Derek A. White
  • Frederick W. Williams
  • Patricia A. Tatem

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Algorithms
  • Burning Rate
  • Combustion
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Environment
  • Equations
  • Heat Flux
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Ignition
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Propellants

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Rocket Propulsion.