Hazard Division 1.2 Tests - Instrumentation Results and Interpretation
Abstract
To date, nearly all efforts in the field of accidental explosion consequence determination have been aimed at the quantification of the effects of a Hazard Division (HD) 1.1 event. Little attention has been paid to the consequences of the ignition of stacks of Hazard Division 1.2 ammunition. In 1989, NATO AC/258 (Group of Experts on the Safety Aspects of Transportation and Storage of Military Ammunition and Explosives) agreed that a program of trials should be carried out to investigate the consequences of an HD 1.2 event. The goal of these trials would be twofold: to gain basic knowledge about HD 1.2 phenomena and to revise the current NATO quantity-distance relationships for HD 1.2 events. As a result of the NATO interest, a joint UK/US experimental program was started in 1990. To date, seven tests have been conducted: three single-pallet tests (30 projectiles/test), two eight-pallet tests (240 projectiles/test), one twenty-seven pallet test (864 projectiles), and one three-pallet test (96 projectiles loaded with Composition B). This report describes the test program, the instrumentation which was utilized, and summarizes some of the results which have been obtained.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA507381
Entities
People
- Kent W. Rye
- Michael. M. Swisdak Jr