Characterization of Phosphine Production During Extended Storage of the KM03 Red Phosphorus Floating Smoke Pot

Abstract

The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Floating Smoke Pot (FSP) MK 7 MOD 0 Program was established to redesign the previously fielded M4A2 Hexachloroethane (HC) FSP. Although the HC pots were extremely effective as an obscurant, there were safety concerns from manufacturing and operational perspectives. Red phosphorous (RP) has been widely used in screening applications and was chosen as a replacement for the smoke payload. The smoke payload (approximately 8 kg) contained within the FSP MK 7 (KM03 pot) is a specific formulation developed by Diehl BGT Defence (Uberlingen, Germany). One compound of particular concern with RP is the potential generation of phosphine gas during long-term storage. The phosphine concentration inside the storage hobbock was evaluated following 3 years of storage under ambient conditions. The smoke pots were then functioned to determine reliability following long-term storage.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA550486

Entities

People

  • Charles L. Crouse
  • David A. Mccaskey
  • Kathy L. Crouse
  • Robert L. Kristovich

Organizations

  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Sciences
  • Clinical Laboratories
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Engineering
  • Marine Corps
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Materials
  • Obscurants
  • Organophosphorus Compounds
  • Phosphine
  • Phosphorus
  • Production
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometry
  • Spectroscopy
  • Standards

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Rocket Propulsion.