USA Small-Scale Cookoff Bomb (SCB) Test

Abstract

This report describes the use of a Small-Scale Cookoff Bomb (SCB) for the UN Classification of explosives with regard to their thermal response. The SCB test simulates transport and storage situations involving external heating of substances. (A similar report has been written for inclusion in a compilation of test methods to be published as an addendum to the UN Orange Book, 'Transport of Dangerous Goods.'

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADP004844

Entities

People

  • J. M. Pakulak Jr

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amines
  • Classification
  • Combustion
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detonations
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fires
  • Gun Propellants
  • High Explosives
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Propellants
  • Test Fixtures
  • Test Methods
  • Transport Ships

Readers

  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.