High-explosives press safety shield testing

Technical Report · Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6833064· OSTI ID:6833064

Griffin, J D

The DOE Explosives Safety Manual requires shrapnel containment testing of high explosives pressing safety shields when pressing operations present the hazard of metal fragmentation. Los Alamos National Laboratory Group M-7 tested the three types of press shields now in use. Operator protection was demonstrated in all horizontal directions. However, minor modifications are needed on two shield styles to contain some small pieces of ricocheted shrapnel in the vertical direction. 22 figs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6833064
• Report Number(s): LA-11817-MS; ON: DE90011897
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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