Engineering Design Software for Military Incinerators

Abstract

Report developed under SBIR contract for topic A99-027. The Phase I program was to provide proof of concept for an engineering design workbench (EDW) for military incinerators. There is a great need to develop computational tools capable of (1) assessing the health and environmental impact performance of these existing incinerators during both steady-state and transient (upset) conditions, and (2) evaluating potential opportunities to enhance online availability and to increase munitions throughput. In Phase I, the focus was on developing component models for a selected subset of the incinerators and afterburners at the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal facility (TOCDF). The Phase I program demonstrated that there is sufficient data available to define the incinerator systems and operating conditions at the TOCDF. Our models predict complete destruction of the chemical agent when the incinerators and afterburners are operated as per standard operating conditions. The models also highlight that under severe upset conditions incomplete destruction could occur.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 14, 2000
Accession Number
ADA381082

Entities

People

  • Martin K. Denison
  • Michael J. Bockelie

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Continuous Chemical Reactors
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Munitions
  • Mustard Agents
  • Organophosphorus Compounds
  • Standards
  • Steady State

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Environmental Engineering.