Evaporation Rates of Chemical Warfare Agents Measured using 5 cm Wind Tunnels III. Munition-Grade Sulfur Mustard on Concrete

Abstract

The evaporation of sulfur mustard from concrete was studied as a function of temperature, drop size, and air flow rate using the same instrumentation as prior studies on glass and sand. The evaporation rate increased with higher temperature, drop size, and wind speed; an empirical equation was determined that would allow for the calculation of the evaporation rate given the atmospheric conditions. The data collected provide input for the validation of empirical and physics-based models on the evaporation of agent designed by other authors. Comparisons with the evaporation rates of sulfur mustard from glass and sand are given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA516459

Entities

People

  • Bruce E. King
  • Carol A. Brevett
  • Christopher V. Giannaras
  • Erin L. Maloney
  • H. D. Durst
  • John J. Pence
  • Joseph P. Myers
  • Kenneth B. Sumpter
  • Robert G. Nickol
  • Seok H. Hong

Organizations

  • Leidos

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Concrete
  • Data Analysis
  • Equations
  • Flow Rate
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Metal Matrix Composites
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Regression Analysis
  • Warfare
  • Wind Tunnels

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  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.