Modernization of Closed Bomb Testing for Acceptance of Single Base Propellant

Abstract

A continuous process for propellant production in the modernization program and the need for rapid ballistic assessment of propellant prompted the US Army to authorize a three year acronym (AUTOCAP), to improve and automate the current procedure for accepting propellant. A major sub-task of this development program was the automation of the conventional closed bomb. Steps taken to accomplish this sub-task consisted of: (1) a review of all closed bomb data acquisition and analysis procedures at military installations; and (2) assessment of the ability of these closed bomb methods to predict actual gun performance. Towards this end, data from 14 special AUTOCAP single base M1 propellant lots was analyzed using the standard analysis specified in MIL-STD- 286B, 801.1 i.e. Relative Quickness (RQ) and Relative Force (RF), as well as several new computerized techniques. RQ varied in these special lots from 72 to 121%. In this report the influence of numerical methods on data is shown and comparisons are made between predicted and actual ballistic behavior.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADB015387

Entities

People

  • John K. Domen

Organizations

  • Picatinny Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Burning Rate
  • Chemistry
  • Closed Bomb Tests
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Acquisition
  • Explosive Testing
  • Ignition
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Munitions
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Simulators
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Software Engineering