Experimental investigation of a cook-off temperature in a hot barrel |
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Affiliation: | 1. Centre for Defence Engineering, Cranfield University, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham SN6 8LA, United Kingdom;2. Cranfield University, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham SN6 8LA, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | The experimental investigations of the effect of contact time/temperature on initiating the cook-off using 7.62 mm calibre cartridge cases (CC) were conducted previously. These cartridges were filled with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) double based (DB) propellant (Bulls Eye) and were loaded in a hot chamber. The thermal explosion temperature is of great significance to both weapon designers and safety inspectors as it provides the operational limit and safe operating temperature. For CC under test, it was found that the cook-off temperatures of this propellant were encountered with the heat transfer profile of the simulated gun barrel between 151.4 °C and 153.4 °C, with a reaction occurring in less than 300 s after the round was chambered. Usefully, each experiment was found to be consistent and repeatable. |
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Keywords: | Gun barrel Cook-off Barrel heating Propellant cook-off temperature |
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