Test Details Test Purpose The purpose of completing propagation testing is to determine whether a reaction from a finished or unfinished article, which was accidentally fired or initiated, will propagate to other articles or parts of the process. Articles are placed in the process configuration (worst case) and initiated or […]
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Test Details Test Purpose A stack of unfinished or finished articles as they appear in the manufacturing line is placed on a non-combustible surface (steel grate) above a lattice of dried wood soaked with diesel fuel or equivalent source. A wire basket or clamps may be used to hold the […]
Test Details Test Purpose This test determines whether an operational shield is adequate for protecting personnel from a maximum credible incident (accidental) plus a 25 percent overcharge based on the following acceptance criteria as outlined in MIL-STD-398: Blast Attenuation: Shields shall be designed to prevent exposure of operating personnel to […]
Test Details Test Purpose The objective of a siting evaluation is to protect personnel and facilities from explosive or other highly reactive operations through proper facility design or separation. The quantity of explosives and the required distance of separation (QD) determines facility siting. The QD tables as used by accepted […]
Test Details Test Purpose The purpose of the Time/Pressure test is to determine whether igniting a substance under confinement will result in a deflagration with explosive violence. Applicable to homogeneous substances. Test Variations The Time/Pressure test is used in both Test 1 (c) and Test 2 (c). In UN Test […]
Koenen Apparatus Description Test Purpose The purpose of the Koenen test is to determine the effect of heating a substance under defined confinement. Test Variations The Koenen Test is used in both Test 1 (b) and Test 2 (b). In UN Test 1 (b) a 1 mm orifice plate is […]