Louvre Buffer Fire Prevention System.

Abstract

A composite or metal baffel system around a fuel tank collapses after puncture from an explosive round. The collapse is caused by the overpressure that follows penetration. The collapse delays fuel leakage until the incendiary effect of the explosive round is passed. The delay of fuel leakage is caused by the time it takes for fuel to follow a serpentine path through the collapsed baffel system. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 03, 1980
Accession Number
ADD008171

Entities

People

  • Jack R. Bates
  • William E. Collier

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Collapse
  • Composite Materials
  • Explosives
  • Fire Prevention
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Incendiary Effects
  • Materials
  • Overpressure

Readers

  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.