Water air-bubble fragment recovery test apparatus

摘要

A water air-bubble fragment recovery test apparatus that facilitates accurate assessment of fragmentation characteristics and lethality that are normally detonated in air. An airtight, waterproof plastic container encloses a test warhead; the plastic container may then also be filled with a gas or just with air. The container is then embedded in a water-gas-bubble mixture found in a water tank, for the warhead to be detonated therein, and the fragments to then be later recovered.

主权项

1. An apparatus for recovering fragments of an exploded fragmentation munition of a test warhead, the apparatus comprising:
a tank partially filled with water; an air bubble dispenser immersed in said tank; an external pump for pumping pressurized air through the air bubble dispenser to generate a water-gas-bubble mixture medium; an airtight, waterproof, hollow openable plastic container in said tank supported vertically above the bottom of the tank by at least two support pillars, and also supported horizontally by a horizontal support means; a floating cover liquid level vertically higher above that of the top of said plastic container, and said floating cover then in turn also held down by a ballast means; and said test warhead mounted within the plastic container and may be detonated for a test.