Characterization of the thermal response of energetic materials in earth covered storage

K. Blecker, H. Hadim

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Abstract

The objective of this investigation is to describe the thermal response of energetic materials stored in a variety of packaged configurations exposed to real weather conditions. The results can be used to validate current test procedures as well as to provide an estimate of the thermal exposure over the lifecycle of such munitions. Currently, the thermal history of munitions in storage cannot be determined without continuous monitoring of individual components and there is no method that can provide a detailed estimate of the thermal exposure from existing data unless continuous monitoring data is collected, which is not practically feasible. The present work describes experimental and preliminary numerical investigations of the thermal response of instrumented munitions in earth covered storage. The numerical model has the capability to validate broad trends observed from the experimental data. For this investigation, data is collected through field experiments of inert munitions instrumented with thermocouples that are collocated near a weather station. Data from field experiments are used to develop and validate the numerical model which can save time and resources in future investigations of the thermal exposure of munitions in storage as well as advance the understanding of the implications of selecting a long term storage environment. Moreover, results from the present investigation contribute to the fundamental problem involving combined heat transfer by variable natural convection and radiation within a 3-D enclosure and exposed to external forced convection and radiation with distributed internal energy generation. The numerical model simulates pertinent mechanisms including transient heat transfer to the enclosure (storage structure) by solar radiation, conduction, and forced convection, heat transfer between the enclosure to the packaged energetic materials by radiation, conduction, and natural convection, heat transfer within the packaging by conduction, and distributed thermal energy generation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2nd Thermal and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, TFESC 2017 and 4th International Workshop on Heat Transfer, IWHT 2017
Pages1979-1993
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)9781567004700
StatePublished - 2017
Event2nd Thermal and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, TFESC 2017 and 4th International Workshop on Heat Transfer, IWHT 2017 - Las Vegas, United States
Duration: 2 Apr 20175 Apr 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Thermal and Fluids Engineering Summer Conference
Volume2017-April
ISSN (Electronic)2379-1748

Conference

Conference2nd Thermal and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, TFESC 2017 and 4th International Workshop on Heat Transfer, IWHT 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas
Period2/04/175/04/17

Keywords

  • Combined transient heat transfer with energy generation
  • Computational heat transfer
  • Thermal effects in energetic materials

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