Puncture panel optimization

Conference · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1985 · Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5094797

Glass, R E

Sandia National Laboratories developed the TRansUranic PACkage Transporter (TRUPACT) to transport defense contact-handled transuranic wastes. The package has been designed to meet the normal and hypothetical accident conditions in 10CFR71 which includes the demonstrated ability to survive a 1-meter drop onto a mild steel pin. The puncture protection is provided by puncture resistant panels. In conjunction with the development of TRUPACT, a series of experiments has been conducted to reduce the weight of the puncture resistant panels. The initial scoping tests resulted in a preliminary design incorporating 30 layers of Kevlar. This design has been shown to meet the regulatory puncture test. To reduce the weight of this panel, subscale tests were conducted on panels utilizing Kevlar yarns with varying mass per unit length (denier) as well as different resins. This paper reviews the testing undertaken in the original panel development and discusses the results obtained from the recent subscale and full-scale optimization tests.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Div. 6322, Albuquerque, NM
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5094797
• Report Number(s): CONF-860654-
• Journal Information: Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States) Vol. 15; ISSN NUMMB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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