| Mock Weapon Magazine Outfitting Aboard ex-USS Shadwell to Support LFT&E Program for CVNX (LSD-15) |
12 JAN 2004 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
S. N. Fowler; B. J. Havlovick; J. T. Yadon; Frederick W. Williams; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC
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 | The objective of this report is to present the basic physical characteristics of the two mock weapon magazines aboard the ex-USS Shadwell. In addition, details on the structural, mechanical, and electrical mock systems are provided to document the outfitting that will be implemented Those aspects of the mock weapon magazines aboard the ex-USS Shadwell that are presented are spatial data, structural, insulation, ventilation, fire protection, drainage, magazine stowage, and electrical. ... |
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| The Effect of Water Mist and Water Spray on Radiative Heat Transfer for Stored Ordnance |
JUL 2003 |
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| Authors:
Con Doolan; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION SALISBURY (AUSTRALIA) SYSTEMS SCIENCES LAB
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 | A method for determining the mitigating effects of water sprays and mists on thermal radiation is presented. The aim of the method is to provide a quantitative measure of the effectiveness of water sprays with various droplet radii at mitigating thermal radiation and apply the results to ordnance stored in magazines. A water droplet Mie-scattering model was developed and applied to thermal radiation calculated for a worst-case scenario of the ... |
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| Ordnance Heating Rates in Shipboard Magazines |
JUL 2001 |
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| Authors:
Con Doolan; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION VICTORIA (AUSTRALIA) AERONAUTICAL AND MARITIME RESEARCH LAB
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| This report describes a numerical method of determining the heating rate to ordnance cylinders stored in a Ship's Magazine. The source of heating is assumed to be a hydrocarbon fuel fire burning in an adjacent compartment. The heat released from the fire raises the temperature of a common bulkhead which then radiates energy onto the ordnance in the magazine. The method compares well with data available in the literature for ... |
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| Three-Dimensional Modeling of the Detonation of a Munitions Stack and the Loading on an Adjacent Stack Protected by a Water Barricade |
MAY 2001 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Richard E. Lottero; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| This report describes the results of three-dimensional (3-D) hydrocode computations modeling the detonation of a donor munitions stack and the loading on and response of a protective water barricade and a nearby acceptor munitions stack. The first 3-D computation was fully coupled, with the detonating donor stack, the barricade, and the acceptor stack munitions stack all simulated in the flow field. Numerical instabilities forced a stoppage of the computation before ... |
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| APACHE - 30mm Combo-PAK |
11 APR 2001 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory C. Hill; ROBERTSON AVIATION LLC TEMPE AZ
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| This report on APACHE 30mm Combo-PAK is a slide presentation consisting of 16 poresentation slides presented at the Proceedings of the 36th Annual Gun & Ammunition Symposium & Exhibition held on 9-12 April 2001. The symposium was sponsored by NDIA. |
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| Hazard Division 1.2 Testing in a Miniature Magazine |
22 JAN 1999 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
Michael M. Swisdak Jr; NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER INDIAN HEAD DIV MD
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| As part of the Hazard Division (HD) 1.2 program sponsored by the Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board, a simplified version of the U.S. Army's Miniature Magazine was constructed and tested. This report describes the test structure and comments upon its constructability and cost. It then describes the HD 1.2 bonfire test that was conducted in the structure and gives the fragmentation/debris data produced by the event. Finally, it describes ... |
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| The Powder Magazine: Historical Documentation and Architectural Maintenance, Powder Magazine Park, R.E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake, Montgomery, Alabama |
1999 |
119 pages |
| Authors:
Jerry W. Gardner; CORPS OF ENGINEERS MOBILE AL INLAND ENVIRONMENT SECTION
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| Brockington and Associates, Inc., conducted historical research and administered architectural maintenance of the Powder Magazine in Montgomery, Alabama, between April and September 1999. The Powder Magazine is located in Powder Magazine Park, overlooking R.E. Bob Woodruff Lake (also known as Jones Bluff Lake), formerly the Alabama River. This work was conducted under an indefinite delivery order contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile ... |
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| Basis of Design for the High Performance Magazine, Revision 1 |
JAN 98 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
J. E. Tancreto; Kevin Hager; NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER PORT HUENEME CA
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| A new magazine design, named the High Performance (HP) Magazine, is being developed by the Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC). The HP Magazine reduces the land area encumbered by Explosives Safety Quantity Distance (ESQD) arcs by at least 80 percent; allows noncompatible ordnance to be stored in the same magazine, thereby reducing the number of magazines needed to store a fixed inventory of ordnance; requires a smaller work crew ... |
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| Verzeichnis der im Faachinformationswesen der bundesswehr laufend gehaltenen Zeitschriften (Zeitschriftenverzeichnis FIWBw). Listing of the Magazines Held Constantly in the Speciaiized Information System of the German Federal Armed Forces (magazine listin |
1998 |
219 pages |
| Authors:
DOKUMENTATIONS- UND FACHINFORMATIONSZENTRUM DER BUNDESWEHR BONN (GERMANY F R)
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| The listing of the magazines held constantly in the German Federal Armed Forces (magazine listing FTWBw) is an aid for the daily service enterprise in the specialized information system of the German Federal Armed Forces, for a cooperative magazine acquisition within the German Federal Armed Forces. It simplifies and accelerates German Federal Armed Forces-internal borrowing traffic. (Machine assisted translation) |
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| Joint U.S./ROK R&D Program for New Underground Ammunition Storage Technologies |
SEP 97 |
217 pages |
| Authors:
L. K. Davis; So Young Song; ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MS
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| The objective of the UAST Program was to develop improved underground magazine designs which could significantly reduce the existing Quantity-Distance (Q-D) hazard ranges from accidental detonations. The program involved coordinated research efforts by the U.S. and Korea, including small and intermediate scale experiments, computer modeling, and various supporting studies. This report presents an overview of the research effort and evaluates the effects of various underground magazine design features (debris traps, ... |
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| Fire Modeling for Cook-Off in Ordnance Magazines |
DEC 96 |
117 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy P. Callaham; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In this study, the time temperature profile of a missile exposed to fire in a compartment adjacent to the missile magazine is examined. The study required the development of a heat transfer model based on the geometry and thermophysical properties of a new concept for a vertical launching system, the Concentric Canister Launcher (CCL). Different fire scenarios are analyzed by the model to predict the time it takes to reach ... |
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| Preliminary Analysis of the Heating of Ordnance in Ship Magazines Due to a Fire in an Adjacent Compartment |
SEP 96 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph A. Mansfield; JM TECHNICAL REDMOND OR
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| This report documents a computer code written to calculate heating into any ordnance magazine, given a specified fire size and location in an adjacent compartment. |
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| The World War II Ordnance Department's Government-Owned Contractor- Operated (GOCO) Industrial Facilities: Holston Ordnance Works Historic Investigation |
AUG 96 |
111 pages |
| Authors:
Mark Swanson; GEO-MARINE INC PLANO TX
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| This report documents the construction and operation of Holston Ordnance Works, now known as the Holston Army Ammunition Plant (Holston AAP), Kingsport, Tennessee. The research was initiated by Geo-Marine, Inc. (GMI), in the spring and summer of 1995, and was continued by New South Associates in September and October of the same year. Holston Ordnance Works was a critically important installation in the Ordnance Department's government-owned contractor- operated (GOCO) industrial ... |
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| Munition Crush Tests in Support of the Navy's High Performance Magazine Program |
JUN 95 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
Neil M. Gniazdowski; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| The U.S. Navy has currently undertaken a task to improve the design of their land-based ammunition magazines. This effort is part of the Navy High Performance Magazine Program. One of the improvements sought in this task is to prevent ammunition in one cell or bay from being sympathetically detonated by rounds which are detonated in an adjacent bay. One of the means by which this sympathetic detonation can occur is ... |
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| Durability Evaluation and Live Firing Exercise for Two 100-Round Assault Packs and a Product-Improved 200-Round Magazine for the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) |
JUN 94 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Charles A. Hickey Jr.; Samson V. Ortega Jr; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| The Human Research and Engineering Directorate (HRED) of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) conducted a durability and live firing exercise of two types of 100-round magazines and the latest product-improved 200-round magazine for the M249 squad automatic weapon (SAW). The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the durability of a reusable 100-round magazine (soft pack), a disposable 100-round magazine (hard pack), and a product-improved version of the 200-round ... |
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| Guidelines for Managing Vegetation on Earth-Covered Magazines Within the U.S. Army Materiel Command |
MAY 94 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Antonio J. Palazzo; Lawrence W. Gatto; William Woodson; COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
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| The purpose of these guidelines is to assist land managers in establishing and maintaining vegetation on earth-covered magazines (ECMs) in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner. Although the vegetation management procedures discussed here are intended primarily for conventional storage ECMs, not those used for special weapons, many of the general procedures and principles presented apply to both types. In humid areas a healthy vegetative cover on ECMs is the primary ... |
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| Automatic Loaders for Tank Systems |
31 MAR 94 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY TEST AND EVALUATION COMMAND ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Provides procedures for safety testing and evaluation of developmental and production autoloaders for tank systems. The purpose of the TOP is to provide uniform guidance for evaluating the safety and performance of an autoloader and the effect it has on the integrity of the handled ammunition. Autoloader, Vibration/shock, Ammunition, Loading cycle, Magazine, Steady-state noise |
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| Relocatable Explosives Storage Magazine. |
08 JUN 1993 |
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| Authors:
Richard E. Liptak; William A. Keenan; DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC
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| This patent discloses a relocatable storage magazine is provided for containing the shockwave, conflagration and flying debris of an accidental explosion of stored explosives, ordnance or the like and includes a container; a debris trap attached to the container for receiving the pressure wave and for containing flying debris an access hole communicating with the container and with the debris trap for venting the pressure wave of an explosion from ... |
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| A Simulation of Barrier Motion Induced by the Explosion of an Ammunition Stack in a Magazine |
AUG 92 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
William Lawrence; John Starkenberg; ARMY BALLISTIC RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| In an effort to increase magazine storage limits, it has been suggested that the maximum credible event in an accident scenario may be significantly reduced if the munitions store is divided into two or more stacks of ammunition separated by barriers. Consideration must be given to the fact that the moving barrier may cause sufficient damage to the munitions in the acceptor stack to initiate the explosive they contain, thus ... |
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| Validation Engineering Division Capabilities |
AUG 92 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY DEFENSE AMMUNITION CENTER AND SCHOOL SAVANNA IL
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| Effects of Explosions in Underground Magazines |
OCT 89 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis R. Smith; Charles E. Joachim; Landon K. Davis; Gordon W. McMahon; ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MS STRUCTURES LAB
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| Equations were developed to predict standoff distances from accidental explosions in magazines sited in rock. The ground threat to adjacent chambers is considered as well as the airblast which vents through the portal. The equations relate freefield motion to geometrical effects (for cylindrical chambers), explosive coupling properties of the medium, and type and quality of explosives. A dimensionless equation was developed which delineates the upper bound of external airblast pressure ... |
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| Diurnal Temperatures in Dump-Stored Missiles. Part 2. Experimental Data |
NOV 88 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
Richard D. Ulrich; NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER CHINA LAKE CA
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| Temperature data were gathered in a desert environment for a wide variety of dump-stored ordnance; weather data for the same times also were recorded. |
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| Klotz-Club Tests in Sweden, |
AUG 1986 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Bengt E. Vretblad; KUNGLIGA FORTIFIKATIONSFOEVALTNINGEN ESKILSTUNA (SWEDEN)
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| In the paper the objectives of the Klotz-Club tests performed in Sweden are described. The main purpose of the tests is to give data on debris and fragment throw from detonations in ammunition storages in rock. The installation is described and results from four of the tests are given. |
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| ESKIMO (Explosive Safety Knowledge Improvement Operation) VII Test Results |
AUG 1986 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Robert N. Murtha; NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB PORT HUENEME CA
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| ESKIMO VII, seventh in the series of Explosive Safety Knowledge Improvement Operation Tests, was conducted to determine the safety and performance of Navy box-shaped ammunition storage magazines. The two magazines tested, the Type A (new design) and Type IIB (old design), were the remaining half-scale structures from the July 1980 ESKIMO VI test. The Type A magazine was tested using a foam High Explosive Simulation Technique (HEST) on its roof. ... |
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| Velocity Measurements of Acceptor Wall Fragments from the Mass Detonation of a Neighboring Aboveground Barricaded Munition Storage Magazine Model, |
AUG 1986 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
G. Bulmash; C. N. Kingery; G. A. Coulter; ARMY BALLISTIC RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| This report presents the results of a study designed to determine if fragments from the most severely loaded wall of an aboveground brick munition storage magazine would cause a mass detonation of the munitions within the magazine. Unreinforced, scored concrete of similar density was substituted for brick in the wall of the acceptor. The blast loading is the result of a mass explosion in a neighboring magazine which is located ... |
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| A Review of Recent Lightning-Related Magazine Deflagrations, |
AUG 1986 |
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| Authors:
Mitchell A. Guthrie; NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER DAHLGREN VA
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| This paper reviews the similarities between the above-ground magazine deflagration of 12 July 1985 at the Naval Surface Weapons Center, Dahlgren, Virginia and those of 22 February 1979 and 13 September 1984 at Lake City Ammunition Plant (CLAAP). Missouri. Subsequent investigation of the incidents concluded that each was the result of a lightning discharge. In each case, lightning was 'in the area; but in none of the cases was a ... |
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| Underground Ammunition Storage Magazines: Blast Effects from Accidental Explosions, |
AUG 1986 |
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| Authors:
Einar S. Helseth; Arnfinn Jenssen; NORWEGIAN DEFENCE CONSTRUCTION SERVICE OSLO OFFICE OF TEST AND DEVELOPMENT
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| This work has covered most of the problems related to the quantity-distance determination (also denoted as Inhabited Building Distance) from blast waves originating from the tunnel exit. Also, investigations of required depth of rock-cover above an underground ammunition storage magazine have been performed. The most valuable result has been the verification of scale modeling techniques as a means of establishing Inhabited Building Distances. The test series clearly demonstrated the need ... |
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| Blast Loading on Above Ground Barricaded Munition Storage Magazines - II |
AUG 1986 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
George A. Coulter; Charles N. Kingery; Peter C. Muller; ARMY BALLISTIC RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| This report presents the results of a study designed to measure the blast loading on above ground munition storage magazines. The magazines are sited at separation distances of K2 (2W to the 1/3 power ft), K4 (4W to the 1/3 power ft), and K6 (6W to the 1/3 ft) where W is the maximum allowable high- explosive weight in pounds mass. Earth barricades protect the structures. Loading results are presented ... |
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| Diurnal Temperatures in Dump-Stored Missiles. Part 1. Comparison of Analytical Methods of Prediction with Experimental Data |
JUN 86 |
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| Authors:
Richard D. Ulrich; Howard C. Schafer; Billy D. Martin; Frank Markarian; T. E. Cooper; NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER CHINA LAKE CA
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| The values of analytical prediction of ordnance temperatures are compared with values of experimentally measured temperatures. Four simple analytical approaches for predicting specific temperature-time values were used, and the experimental values were obtained during 1974 at the Naval Weapons Center. This part, Part 1, covers analytical methods of prediction; Part 2 contains experimental data. |
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| Blast Loading on Above Ground Barricaded Munition Storage Magazines - II |
NOV 85 |
112 pages |
| Authors:
George A. Coulter; Charles N. Kingery; Peter Muller; ARMY BALLISTIC RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| This report presents results of a study designed to measure the blast loading on above ground munition storage magazines. The magazines are sited at separation distances of K2 (2W to the 1/3 power ft), K4 (4W to the 1/3 power ft) , and K6 (6W to the 1/3 power ft) where W is the maximum allowable high- explosive weight in pounds mass. Earth barricades protect the structures. Responding and nonresponding ... |
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| Structures to Resist the Effects of Accidental Explosions. Volume 6. Special Considerations in Explosive Facility Design |
APR 85 |
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| Authors:
M. Dede; S. Lipvin-Schramm; N. Dobbs; J. P. Caltagirone; AMMANN AND WHITNEY NEW YORK
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| This report, in six volumes, details design procedures for structures which are subjected to the effects of accidential explosions. The procedures cover the determination of the blast environment (blast and fragments) and then structural design. This volume, Special Considerations in Explosive Facility Design, in particular, contains procedures for the design of blast-resistant structures other than above ground, cast-in-place concrete or structural steel structures, as well as the design of other ... |
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| Industrial Technology Modernization Program. Category 1 Project Block Fabrication Improvements |
28 SEP 84 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL DYNAMICS FORT WORTH TX FORT WORTH DIV
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| This project will investigate the mold assembly, epoxy resin mixing, block cutting and mold cleaning of countermeasures dispensers for improvement and automation. This project will investigate and implement new capabilities in the following areas. These areas are: Pre-fabricated filler inserts, mix and pour work station with automatic resin dispensing, upgrade sawing method and revised layout. These improvements will enhance productivity through improved working conditions for the employees. Keywords: Magazine production, ... |
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| Thermal Exposure of Ammunition on Board Ship. Part 4. Submarines |
AUG 1984 |
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| Authors:
S. Matsuda; H. C. Schafer; NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER CHINA LAKE CA
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| The magazine air temperature records from nuclear-powered and diesel- powered submarines have been statistically analyzed to obtain the probable thermal exposure to be found on these types of boats. The information is divided into the temperature expectancies for the two submarine classes because of the possibility that thermally they may be dissimilar. Effort has been made to eliminate information from compartments influenced by the engine room. This report includes more ... |
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| Hastings Igloo Hazards Tests for Small Explosive Charges, |
AUG 1984 |
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| Authors:
H. J. Reeves; W. T. Robinson; ARMY BALLISTIC RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Full-scale field tests have been conducted to characterize the hazards to an exposed site when limited quantities of bulk explosives are positioned inside igloo magazines and statically detonated. Specific test objectives were to (1) determine the explosive quantity which, when detonated inside a standard-size, earth-covered magazine, produces no significant external effect; and (2) evaluate the dispersal of structure debris and measure external air blast for the range of explosive quantities ... |
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| Experimental Verification of the Containment Capability of a Steel Lined Concrete Magazine, |
AUG 1984 |
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| Authors:
L. A. Becker; DAVID W TAYLOR NAVAL SHIP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER BETHESDA MD
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| The David Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center operates a small explosives range at its Bethesda, Maryland site. The site at Bethesda is so small that explosive storage cannot comply with current Explosive Safety Quantity Distance (ESQD) arc requirements and therefore explosive storage requires a waiver of the ESQD requirements. Long range plans for the Center include several new buildings within 1250 feet of the explosives magazines. These sites ... |
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| Hastings Igloo Hazards Tests for Small Explosive Charges |
MAY 1984 |
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| Authors:
H. Reeves; W. T. Robinson; ARMY BALLISTIC RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Full-scale field tests have been conducted to characterize the hazards to an exposed site when limited quantities of bulk explosives, positioned inside igloo magazines, are statically detonated. Specific test objectives were to (1) determine the explosive quantity which, when detonated inside a standard-size, earth-covered magazine, produces no significant external effect and (2) evaluate the dispersal of structure debris and measure external airblast for the range of explosive quantities for that ... |
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| Blast Loading on above Ground Barricaded Munition Storage Magazines |
MAY 1984 |
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| Authors:
C. N. Kingery; G. Bulmash; P. Muller; ARMY BALLISTIC RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| This report presents the results of a study designed to determine the blast loading on above ground munition storage magazines. The magazines are located at a separation distance of K2 (2W1/3), where W is the maximum allowable weight in pounds mass, and have barricades between each structure. Responding and non-responding 1/23.5 scaled structural models were designed for the tests. Blast loading with and without the donor magazine over the charge ... |
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| Feasibility of Using Photovoltaic Power Systems (PPS) with High Pressure Sodium (HPS) Lamps for Magazine Entry Lighting |
JAN 1984 |
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| Authors:
G. Watson; NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB PORT HUENEME CA
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| New physical security requirements call for nighttime entry lighting to DOD magazines. Many magazine compounds do not have immediate access to electrical powerlines. Photovoltaic power coupled with high efficiency lamps is discussed in this document, and the advantages of this type of system are discussed. Cost comparisons with grid-connected lights are presented. (Author) |
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| Munitions Storage Concepts for Use in Flat Terrain. Volume 2. Munitions Storage Layouts |
DEC 1983 |
462 pages |
| Authors:
M. G. Whitney; N. W. Blaylock; L. M. Vargas; P. T. Nash; B. L. Morris; SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INST SAN ANTONIO TX
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| The objective of this project was to develop feasible concepts for weapon storage facilities located in flat terrain with a high water table. The result of the study is preliminary design of six feasible storage complexes. Both aboveground and underground structures are proposed. The special construction practices necessitated by the high water are addressed. Each design is capable of containing the hazardous effects of an internal explosion within the bay ... |
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| Advanced Structural Concepts for Weapons Storage - Flat and Mountainous Terrains |
JUN 1983 |
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| Authors:
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB (ARMY) CHAMPAIGN IL
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| The development of more complex modern weapons requires that the Department of Defense design weapons storage facilities that incorporate stringent operations, survivability, security, and safety criteria. These facilities must be adaptable to different terrains, equipped to deal with natural or man-induced disasters, and require minimal construction and maintenance costs. This study has developed 12 concepts for a modern weapons storage area and evaluated them in terms of these essential criteria. ... |
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| Today's Constraints Drive Ammo Magazines Underground, |
MAY 1983 |
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| Authors:
W. A. Keenan; J. E. Tancreto; NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB PORT HUENEME CA
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| Aboveground magazines for storage of ammunition are increasingly difficult to accommodate within constraints imposed by explosive safety, physical security, survivability, and fleet operational requirements. The Navy has developed an alternative design concept, called a chimney magazine. The chimney magazine consists of a box for weapons storage, two chimneys for access to storage, a horizontal sliding door over each chimney, a blanket of soil over the box, and a straddle trailer ... |
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| Ammunition Storage and Weapon Loading System. |
26 MAY 1982 |
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| Authors:
Jaunutis B. Gilvydis; DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON DC
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| In a tank or similar military vehicle having a main weapon located atop a rotary basket, the improvement comprising one or more ammunition storage magazines located within the vehicle hull behind the basket. Transfer mechanisms are employed to move individual rounds of ammunition from the storage magazines into a rammer located within the basket. The rammer moves the ammunition round upwardly into the firing chamber of the weapon. The system ... |
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| Investigation of Materials for Waterproofing Leaky Corrugated Galvanized Steel-Arch Magazines from the Inside |
MAR 1982 |
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| Authors:
Stanley M. Kanarowski; CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB (ARMY) CHAMPAIGN IL
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| Leaky ammunition storage magazines are a serious problem both because of the deterioration of stored materiel and the high cost of repair. The usual repair procedure for galvanized steel and concrete magazines is to remove the earth cover, clean and waterproof the exterior surface, then replace the earth cover. (Author) |
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| Ammunition Magazine with Built-in Compartment Covers. |
31 JUL 1981 |
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| Authors:
John G. Rocha; DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON DC
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| An ammunition magazine has several compartments formed by vertical separators for holding rounds linked by a belt. A compartment cover is rotatably mounted to each vertical separator for either opening or closing an associated compartment. Each compartment cover has an opened position when the rounds are disposed inside its associated compartment, and a closed position when the associated compartment is emptied of the rounds. (Author) |
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| Thermal Exposure of Ammunition on Board Ship. Part 3. Ammunition Ships |
JUN 1981 |
67 pages |
| Authors:
Howard C. Schafer; Sakaye Matsuda; NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER CHINA LAKE CA
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| The magazine air temperature records from general cargo and logistic support type ships have been statistically analyzed to obtain the probable thermal exposure to be found on these ships. The information is divided into the temperature expectancies for the various deck levels as applicable. Effort has been made to eliminate information from compartments influenced by the engine room. This report includes more than 400,000 data points from 24 ships. The ... |
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| Functional Requirements and New Concepts for Ammunition Storage Facilities. |
MAR 1981 |
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| Authors:
P. A. Howdyshell; CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB (ARMY) CHAMPAIGN IL
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| The Army is scheduled to spend $200 to 300 million constructing about 1700 new ammunition storage magazines between 1981 and 1986. Such facilities are not only cost intensive, they are real estate intensive because of the land area required to meet safety standards. This land area requirement is a particularly severe problem in Europe, where a large share of the new ammunition storage magazines will be built. This report describes ... |
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| Final Progress Report |
15 JAN 1981 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
THERMOLD DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT INC WILSON NC
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| The purpose of this contract was to study the feasibility of designing and making a spring that would lie inert for a long period, in a relaxed mode, in a preloaded rifle magazine, with the capability of being instantly charged upon need. |
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| Sensitivity to Secondary Fragment Impact of Shell Filled with Molten Cyclotol 75/25, TNT, and Composition B |
JUN 1980 |
96 pages |
| Authors:
Edmund J. Swider; Michael F. Leondi; Richard M. Rindner; IIT RESEARCH INST CHICAGO IL
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| The first phase of a two-phase experimental program was conducted to establish the impact sensitivity of 4.2-inch and 81-mm projectiles to secondary fragments. The target shells used in the experiment represented 'just filled' projectiles with HE fillers of Cyclotol 75/25, TNT, and Composition B in the molten condition. The threshold impact velocities of the concrete fragments which initiated the shells were determined. In addition, an empirical model was developed which ... |
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| ESKIMO VI Model Tests. |
FEB 1980 |
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| Authors:
Charles N. Kingery; ARMY BALLISTIC RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| This report contains the results from a series of high explosive tests designed to determine the blast loading from 1/50th scaled models of the type planned for exposure on operation ESKIMO VI. A 1.27 kg charge was used to simulate 158760 kg in a full size storage magazine. Blast loading on structures located to the front, side, and rear of a donor magazine are presented. Correlation with other model studies ... |
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| Thermal Exposure of Ammunition on Board Ship. Part 2. Aircraft Carriers. |
OCT 1979 |
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| Authors:
Sakaye Matsuda; Howard C. Schafer; NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER CHINA LAKE CA
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| The magazine air temperature records from CVS and CVA type ships have been statistically analyzed to obtain the probable thermal exposure to be found on these type ships. The information is divided into the temperature expectancies for the various deck levels as applicable. Effort has been made to eliminate information from compartments influenced by the engine room. This report includes more than 1.1 million data points from 17 ships. The ... |
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