Hazard classification test of the cartridge, 120-mm, APFSDS-T, XM829 [electronic resource].
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- Richland, Wash. : Pacific Northwest Laboratory, 1983.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Additional Creators
- Pacific Northwest Laboratory and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Summary
- Research was conducted to determine the behavior of the ammunition XM829 when subjected to detonation of an adjacent XM829 cartridge, and a sustained hot fire. It was concluded that the functioning of an XM829 cartridge, in one shipping container, will not cause immediate functioning of XM829 cartridges in adjacent containers. However, if a fire results and is sustained, adjacent cartridges may ignite, resulting in some scattering of debris within a maximum radius of 40 feet. Further, the XM829 cartridge can be expected to remain in a kinetic controlled regime with vigorous oxidation occurring early in such a fire but dropping off as the temperature cools toward ambient. Mass balance analyses data indicated a recovery of at least 80% in the 1982 external heat; in the 1983 test, the recovery percentage was improved to approximately 100% of the original depleted uranium weight volume. Therefore, it may be concluded that a significant airborne release of the depleted uranium material did not occur.
- Report Numbers
- E 1.99:pnl-4459
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- Published through SciTech Connect.
11/01/1983.
"pnl-4459"
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Mishima, J.; Hadlock, D.E.; Hooker, C.D.; Gilchrist, R.L. - Funding Information
- AC06-76RL01830
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