- Author
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Pakulak, J. M., Jr.
- Title
- Mini-Deck Simulated Carrier Deck Fire Program: Predicted Cookoff Time and Reaction for Shrike and Sidewinder Motors.
- Coporate
- Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, CA
- Report
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NWC TP 6518
June 1985
26 p.
- Keywords
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aircraft carriers
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fire tests
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fire fighting
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cook off
- Abstract
- Various types of fire-fighting methods used to combat aricrft carrier deck fires using inert ordnance can be evaluated by the predictive techniques described in this report. These techniques utilize the thermal profile data of a given ordnance item in a fuel fire and the thermal, chemical, and physical data on the actual liner/coating material and explosive/propellant used in the ordnance. This report covers the predictive techniques used to measure the experimental thermal profile data determined in each test and to evaluate the cookoff time and the severity of the cookoff reaction. The predicted cookoff times are compared to actual cookoff tests of live ordnance. The thermal profile data were also used to mesure the ordnance cooling rate so that the rates could be compared from test to test. The cooling rates of water, aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), Halon (limited study), and natural radiation were compared.