The Future of SAFER Science and Integration of DDESB's Risk-Based Explosives Siting Tool with ESS
Abstract
The US Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board (DDESB) sponsors the DDESB Science Panel whose charter includes developing and improving the explosion effects and consequence algorithms detailed in DDESB Technical Paper 14 and embedded within the DDESB's risk-based explosives siting tool, the Safety Assessment For Explosives Risk (SAFER) software. Consequently, the Science Panel has begun planning for improvements of the current SAFER Version 3.1 software. Several potential changes identified by the Science Panel are described, to include: Addition of new and possibly scalable Potential Explosion Site (PES) and Exposed Site (ES) models Consideration of PES/ES orientation Consideration of PES clover-leaf debris pattern Transition to a component-based building damage methodology Primary fragment and debris generation model refinements Consideration of blast wave and fragment sequencing Refinements of the thermal model Updates to various parameters as a result of test data analysis The DDESB also manages the DoD's Explosives Safety Siting (ESS) software. The DDESB's risk-based explosives siting tool will be incorporated as a module of the ESS software tool by October 2013. Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center is the design authority for ESS, and has begun planning for this integration. The scope and status of this planning effort are discussed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA532268
Entities
People
- John W. Tatom
- Lea A. Cotton
- Phillip C. Wager
- Robert T. Conway
Organizations
- Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command