Developments in Shearing of Ammunition for Demil,

Abstract

Ammunition Shearing originated in 1969 to aid in the demil of M125 bomblets. The success of that operation laid the ground work for more testing and the development of new equipment. Shearing munitions has been proven effective in reducing or eliminating high order detonations while demilling sheared or punched ammunition items in a deactivation furnace. Shearing has also been used to reduce the size of M55 and M61 chemical rockets by sectioning into seven sections. The sections can then be demilled in a deactivation furnace. Ammunition shearing is a fast and efficient method of expanding the capabilities of the APE 1236 Deactivation Furnace.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADP000435

Entities

People

  • Kenneth O. Rhea Jr

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Control Systems
  • Detonations
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Munitions
  • Virginia
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Support Equipment

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Metallurgy
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering