Demonstration/Validation of Low Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC) at Tobyhanna Army Depot
Abstract
As part of a tri-Service effort funded by the Environmental Security Technology Demonstration Program (ESTCP), the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL)-patented water-dispersible (WD) chemical agent resistant coating (CARC) has undergone technology demonstration/validation (dem/val) testing at U.S. Department of Defense depot facilities in order to verify its performance when applied in a production environment. The tri-Service team members include ARL; the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division representing the Marine Corps; and the Air Force Research Laboratory. Demonstrations were held at three depot facilities, one for each of the Services, including Barstow Marine Corps Logistics Base, Ogden Air Logistics Center, and Tobyhanna Army Depot. This ESTCP effort was transitioned from a similar Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program project that consisted of the same team members and was at the laboratory-scale research level. It verified that the WD CARC is essentially a "dropin" substitute for the current solvent-based CARC because it could be applied and stripped using existing equipment and processes at the depot facilities. This report summarizes the application dem/val held at the Army demonstration site. Tobyhanna Army Depot during the period of 30 October - l November 2000.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA416042
Entities
People
- Jeffrey L. Duncan
- John A. Escarsega
Organizations
- United States Army Research Laboratory