The CREATIVE Decontamination Performance Evaluation Model

Abstract

The project objective is to develop a semi-empirical, deterministic model to characterize and predict laboratory-scale decontaminant efficacy and hazards for a range of: chemical agents (current focus on HD); operational surfaces common to ground vehicle, aircraft, equipment construction (e.g., aluminum, glass, CARC, silicone); realistic threat challenges (0.5-10 g/sq m); environmental conditions (10-40 deg C); and decontamination process parameters (Decon, residence time). The model will enable faster characterization of decontaminant performance and provide the capability to predict performance and hazards at untested conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA490140

Entities

People

  • Erin E. Shelly

Organizations

  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Aircrafts
  • Boundaries
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Decontamination
  • Difference Equations
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Materials
  • Military Operations
  • Operations Research
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Sorption
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.