M60 Clean Air Winter Test

• Main Author: Osborne, Mark D.
• Other Authors: MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIV HOUGHTON KEWEENAW RESEARCH CENTER
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1983
• Subjects: Combat Vehicles; *INDUCTION SYSTEMS; *AIR FILTERS; *VEHICLE TRACKS; STATIONS; RESEARCH FACILITIES; TERRAIN; SNOW; VEGETATION; PLUGS; LAKES; MICHIGAN; SEASONS; CHECK VALVES; FALLING BODIES; M60 TANK AIR CLEANER; AIS(AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM); VEHICLE EXHAUST DUST EJECTOR SYSTEM; DUST DETECTOR; CLEAN AIR; Arctic; Detroit
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA395763; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA395763

Two air induction systems on the M6O series tank were evaluated in falling snow. One tank used the standard air cleaner blower motor system (ACBM) while the other tank incorporated the Vehicle Exhaust Dust Ejector System (VEDES). None of the air filter elements on either tank became clogged with snow during the test. The check valves froze shut on the VEDES tank, while the ACBM became frozen with slush. The precleaner plugs on both tanks became packed with snow often. The tests were performed by personnel at the Keweenaw Research Center (KRC) in cooperation with personnel from General Dynamics Land Systems Division (GDLSD). The Keweenaw Research Center is a research agency of Michigan Technological University. It operates from the Keweenaw Field Station located on the Keweenaw Peninsula about 500 miles northwest of Detroit, Michigan. The field station offers a unique combination of terrain features, vegetation, lakes, access to an airport, and climatic variations. The long snow season also facilitates access to arctic-like conditions that can be reached easily from almost any part of the country.