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	CAD model of portable blast chamber for munitions disposal

Containment structures are required for explosives processing, testing, and demilitarization. Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has the expertise needed to solve unique blast containment problems associated with:

• Blast effects

• Field testing

• Numerical modeling

• Fabrication

• Environmental monitoring

The SwRI Engineering Dynamics Department staff can solve a containment problem from conceptual design through fabrication, proof testing, and installation.

Los Alamos National Laboratory blast chamber	SwRI engineers address environmental concerns related to explosions such as noise abatement and pollution control.
FEA grid of Los Alamos National Laboratory spherical test vessel	Los Alamos National Laboratory blast chamber

Blast Containment Design Capabilities

• Blast-resistant design

• Explosives testing

• High-speed recording

• High-speed photography

• Design-build capability

• Dynamic finite element analysis (FEA)

• Hydrocode analysis

Blast Containment Design Experience

• Design, fabrication, and testing of portable demilitarization container

• Design, fabrication, and testing of 22-lb high-explosives (HE) test chamber

• Chamber life extension studies

• Containment design for melt-pour HE production facilities

• Development of tank optical wire-guided missile shields for Bradley fighting vehicle

Blast Containment Design Facilities

• Ballistics and explosives test range

• Remote test sites

• Testing up to 1,000 lbs HE

For more information about blast containment design capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Scott A. Mullin at smullin@swri.org or (210) 522-2340.
 

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Southwest Research Institute^® (SwRI^®), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a multidisciplinary, independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization with 12 technical divisions.

March 30, 2009