A New Approach to Assessment and Design of Insensitive Munitions by Analysis of Critical Mechanisms that May be Initiated by Unplanned Stimuli

Abstract

It is not possible to comprehensively model the tests used in insensitive munitions (IM) assessment. Neither is it possible to directly correlate small scale (laboratory) tests to the all-up-round (AUR) IM tests. Yet AUR IM tests are extremely expensive and by themselves they give little or no reliable information about the real vulnerability of the round under test. Therefore it is of prime importance that if possible, modelling and laboratory tests are used to increase confidence in IM assessment or ideally to reduce the amount of AUR testing needed. This paper discusses the present IM assessment method and proposes an improved alternative method that makes maximum use of currently available modelling and laboratory testing technology. This method is based on an initial threat hazard assessment followed by an analysis of the Critical Reaction Initiation and growth MEchanismS (CRIMES) that may ensue.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA498063

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  • A. J. Sanderson
  • E. Thivillier

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Detonations
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Munitions
  • Probability
  • Projectiles
  • Rocket Engines
  • Standards
  • Test Methods

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering