Derivation of the Manufacture to Target Sequence for Environmental Testing

Abstract

When new or modified explosives or explosive ordnance are being procured, the Australian Ordnance Council provides advice on their safety and suitability for service (S3). This information is provided from the analysis of results from a program of tests designed to replicate the manufacture-to-target sequence of the explosive ordnance being procured. The manufacture-to-target sequence identifies the various environments the ammunition will experience from the time it is delivered from the manufacturer to the time it is fired and includes estimates of the time exposed to each environment and whether it will be packaged or not. This paper discusses the development of such a manufacture-to-target sequence and how it is then used in developing a suitable trial programme.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA498992

Entities

People

  • Arthur G. Ringer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Ammunition
  • Environment
  • Explosives
  • Flight Decks
  • Geographic Regions
  • Life Cycles
  • Munitions
  • Packaging
  • Radiation
  • Safety
  • Sequences
  • Ships
  • Solar Radiation
  • Storage
  • Surface Transportation
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering