Performance oriented packaging testing of pack, shipping and storage, for Mk 4 Mod 3 practice bomb signal cartridge for packing group II solid hazardous materials. Final report

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:6571452

Dwyer, J M

This Performance Oriented Packaging (POP) test was conducted to ascertain whether the Shipping and Storage Pack for Mk 4 Mod 3 Practice Bomb Signal Cartridges meets the Packing Group 11 requirements specified by the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49 CFR, Parts 107 through 178, dated 31 December 1991. The pack consists of 20 fiberboard inner packagings, each containing 25 cartridges, enclosed in a wood box outer pack. Aluminum cylinders (500 count) were used in place of the cartridges for test purposes. The packaged commodity used for the test weighed 28 kg (60 pounds). This represents the current maximum commodity weight. To compensate for future growth variations in commodity and/or packaging, 4 kg (10 pounds) were added. Gross weight of the loaded pack was 43 kg (94 pounds). The test results indicate that the pack has conformed to the POP require ments.... POP Test of shipping and storage pack for Mk 4 Mod 3 practice bomb signal cartridges.

• Research Organization: Naval Weapons Station, Colts Neck, NJ (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6571452
• Report Number(s): AD-A-260603/6/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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