Modelling Concentration Profiles of Chemical Warfare Agents to Assess the Usefulness of Airborne Chemical Detectors

Abstract

The concept of airborne chemical point-detectors followed from the increasing availability of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The atmospheric hazard modelling program HPAC (Hazard Prediction and Assessment Capability) is used to examine the vertical concentration profiles that a UAV borne detector will be exposed to in military scale releases of chemical warfare agents. The airborne chemical detection capability obtained from a point-detector with a detection limit of 0.1 mg/m3 borne by a UAV operating at 50 metres above ground level is shown to have very limited application.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA417888

Entities

People

  • Alexander Hill

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Aircrafts
  • Australia
  • Chemical Agent Detectors
  • Chemical Detection
  • Chemical Detectors
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Contamination
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Ground Level
  • Nerve Agents
  • Platforms
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs