Project 5.9- Weapon Effects on Missile Structures and Materials Lt C. J, Cosenza
OBIFCTIVE
The ultimate objective of this test is to determine the vul-
nerability of certain ballistic missile structures and materials
to a nuclear fireball.
The immediate objective is a determination of
the amount of material vaporized from the surface of an object exposed
within a fireball and the variation of this material loss with shape,
orientation, range, and the type of material involved.
Further, an
attempt is being made to measure various phenomona occuring within a
fireball by various methods of instrumentation,
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INSTRUMENTATION
Six specimens were equipped with minature tape recorders.
Fach
instrument recorded six data channels as well as two timing channels.
The data being measured consisted of specimen temperature and accelerations,
and the rate of vaporization of the surface material.
In addition, many
specimens contained mechanical devices for obtaining measurements of
peak overpressure within the fireball and time histories of the specimen
accelerations,
RESULTS ©
No results are available at this time.
The radiation level of the
recovery area is so high that no specimens have been retrieved.
Aerial
photographs have been taken to preserve any evidence of the penetration
of the specimens into the ground.
The photographs will be used later
to aid the recovery effort.
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