Low Emission Thermal Processing of Munitions Constituents

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Abstract:

This ESTCP project demonstrated a new more cost- and process-efficient method to thermally decontaminate material potentially presenting an explosive hazard (MPPEH) that reduces emissions of PM2.5, total carbon, black carbon and CO2 compared to a legacy thermal decontamination unit that requires large amounts of wood dunnage as a heat source. The new MPPEH processing propane-fueled unit was designed and built by engineers at NAWCWD China Lake. The reduction in emissions of harmful pollutants over the wood-fired method was quantified using an emission sampler, which was developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and attached to an unmanned aerial system owned and operated by the University of Maryland.

Author(s):
Tolmachoff, Erik ; Hartzell, Jeanne ; Aurell, Johanna ; Beitler, John
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER WEAPONS DIV CHINA LAKE CA
Funding Organization(s):
ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM ALEXANDRIA VA, ALEXANDRIA , VA
Document Type:
Technical Report/Final Report
Publication Date:
2021 Mar 31
Pagination:
57

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TRECMS
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
WP18-5038
Subject Terms
Modernization Areas:
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Communities of Interest:
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Descriptor(s):
chemistry, chemical synthesis, materials science, climate change, material degradation processes, materials laboratories, materials processing, liquids, environmental protection, explosives, heat transfer, volatile organic compounds, aerial warfare, chlorides, fuels, materials, munitions
Keyword(s):
mppeh(material potentially presenting an explosive hazard), thermal processing, energetics, air pollutants
Subject Categories:
Environmental Pollution and Control; Environmental Pollution and Control
Creation Date:
2021 Dec 08
Update Date:
2022 Jan 25