Evaporation Rates of Decontamination Solutions From Operationally Relevant Substrates

Abstract

The evaporation rates of two decontamination solutions, DeconGreen(TradeMark) and DF200(TradeMark), were measured from surfaces with multiple and independent methods. Evaporation was measured by mass of residual decontaminant and video image processing. A wind tunnel was used to simulate an arid climate, with a low relative humidity and high temperature. The decontamination solution, DF200(TradeMark), evaporated faster from bare and CARC-coated aluminum by a factor of approximately 2.8 compared to DeconGreen(TradeMark).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA443907

Entities

People

  • Bruce E. King
  • Robert G. Nickol
  • Terrence G. D'onofrio

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Climate
  • Decontamination
  • Environment
  • Evaporation
  • Humidity
  • Image Processing
  • Images
  • Liquid Phases
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Video
  • Video Images
  • Wind Tunnels

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  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Surface Coatings Technology.