Propellant Residues Deposition from Small Arms Munitions
Military live-fire training missions utilize a variety of energetic materials that are never completely consumed during firing. In February 2007, the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory teamed with the Vermont National Guard at Camp Ethan Allen to conduct tests to determine th...
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ftdtic:ADA472269 2023-05-15T15:55:49+02:00 Propellant Residues Deposition from Small Arms Munitions Walsh, Michael R. Walsh, Marianne E. Bigl, Susan R. Perron, Nancy M. Lambert, Dennis J. Hewitt, Alan D. ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER HANOVER NH COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB 2007-09 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA472269 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA472269 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA472269 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DTIC Ammunition and Explosives *PROPELLANTS *RESIDUES TEST AND EVALUATION DEPOSITION SMALL ARMS ENERGETIC PROPERTIES NITROGLYCERIN RANGES(FACILITIES) AMMUNITION SNOW WEAPONS FIRING POINTS Text 2007 ftdtic 2016-02-22T11:47:59Z Military live-fire training missions utilize a variety of energetic materials that are never completely consumed during firing. In February 2007, the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory teamed with the Vermont National Guard at Camp Ethan Allen to conduct tests to determine the propellant residues deposition related to the firing of small arms. Samples were collected from the snow surface at the firing points for 5.56-, 7.62-, 9-, and 12.7-mm (0.50-cal.) weapons, as well as from areas up to 40 m downrange. Six tests were conducted utilizing five weapon systems. Samples were analyzed to derive an estimate of the mass of unreacted energetics deposited from each activity. The areas sampled at the 5.56-mm firing points contained 1.8 and 1.3 mg NG (1.1% and 0.80% original mass) per round, the 7.62-mm firing point contained 1.5 mg NG and 0.0018-mg DNT (0.56% and 0.048% original mass) per round, the 9-mm firing point contained 2.1-mg NG (5.4% original mass) per round, and the 12.7-mm firing points averaged 11 mg NG (0.73% original mass) per round. These results indicate that although consumption rates for this class of ammunition are high, accumulation of energetic residues should be considered for range sustainment programs. The original document contains color images. Text Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database |
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Ammunition and Explosives *PROPELLANTS *RESIDUES TEST AND EVALUATION DEPOSITION SMALL ARMS ENERGETIC PROPERTIES NITROGLYCERIN RANGES(FACILITIES) AMMUNITION SNOW WEAPONS FIRING POINTS |
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Ammunition and Explosives *PROPELLANTS *RESIDUES TEST AND EVALUATION DEPOSITION SMALL ARMS ENERGETIC PROPERTIES NITROGLYCERIN RANGES(FACILITIES) AMMUNITION SNOW WEAPONS FIRING POINTS Walsh, Michael R. Walsh, Marianne E. Bigl, Susan R. Perron, Nancy M. Lambert, Dennis J. Hewitt, Alan D. Propellant Residues Deposition from Small Arms Munitions |
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Ammunition and Explosives *PROPELLANTS *RESIDUES TEST AND EVALUATION DEPOSITION SMALL ARMS ENERGETIC PROPERTIES NITROGLYCERIN RANGES(FACILITIES) AMMUNITION SNOW WEAPONS FIRING POINTS |
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Military live-fire training missions utilize a variety of energetic materials that are never completely consumed during firing. In February 2007, the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory teamed with the Vermont National Guard at Camp Ethan Allen to conduct tests to determine the propellant residues deposition related to the firing of small arms. Samples were collected from the snow surface at the firing points for 5.56-, 7.62-, 9-, and 12.7-mm (0.50-cal.) weapons, as well as from areas up to 40 m downrange. Six tests were conducted utilizing five weapon systems. Samples were analyzed to derive an estimate of the mass of unreacted energetics deposited from each activity. The areas sampled at the 5.56-mm firing points contained 1.8 and 1.3 mg NG (1.1% and 0.80% original mass) per round, the 7.62-mm firing point contained 1.5 mg NG and 0.0018-mg DNT (0.56% and 0.048% original mass) per round, the 9-mm firing point contained 2.1-mg NG (5.4% original mass) per round, and the 12.7-mm firing points averaged 11 mg NG (0.73% original mass) per round. These results indicate that although consumption rates for this class of ammunition are high, accumulation of energetic residues should be considered for range sustainment programs. The original document contains color images. |
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Propellant Residues Deposition from Small Arms Munitions |
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