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CAD model of portable blast chamber for munitions disposal

Containment structures are required for explosives processing, testing, and demilitarization. Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has the expertise needed to solve unique blast containment problems associated with:

  • Blast effects

  • Field testing

  • Numerical modeling

  • Fabrication

  • Environmental monitoring

Our Engineering Dynamics Department staff can solve a containment problem from conceptual design through fabrication, proof testing, and installation.

 

image of Los Alamos National Laboratory blast chamber image of SwRI engineer addressing environmental concerns related to explosions such as noise abatement and pollution control

Los Alamos National Laboratory blast chamber

SwRI engineers address environmental concerns related to explosions such as noise abatement and pollution control.

image of FEA grid of Los Alamos National Laboratory spherical test vessel image of Los Alamos National Laboratory blast chamber

FEA grid of Los Alamos National Laboratory spherical test vessel

Los Alamos National Laboratory blast chamber

Blast Containment Design Capabilities

  • Blast-resistant design

  • Explosives testing

  • High-speed recording

  • High-speed photography

  • Design-build capability

  • Dynamic finite element analysis (FEA)

  • Hydrocode analysis

Blast Containment Design Experience

  • Design, fabrication, and testing of portable demilitarization container

  • Design, fabrication, and testing of 22-lb high-explosives (HE) test chamber

  • Chamber life extension studies

  • Containment design for melt-pour HE production facilities

  • Development of tank optical wire-guided missile shields for Bradley fighting vehicle

Blast Containment Design Facilities

For more information about our blast containment design capabilities, or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Scott A. Mullin at smullin@swri.org or

(210) 522-2340.

 

blastcontainment.swri.org

 

Contact Information

Scott A. Mullin

Blast Containment Design

(210) 522-2340

smullin@swri.org

blastcontainment.swri.org

Related Terminology

blast containment

high explosives

containment design

blast resistance

hazards evaluation

ballistics

missile shields

finite element analysis

hydrocodes

life extension study

fabrication

proof testing

field testing

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April 05, 2010