Publications - Propulsion Technology

L-215 A Review Of International Hazard Classification
April 2020
MSIAC maintains a Hazard Classification (HC) database for Ammunition and Explosives (AE) with 16 contributing nations. Governmental personnel from MSIAC member nations are able to access the data through the MSIAC secure website.
Martijn VAN DER VOORTChristelle COLLETMatthew FERRAN
O-217 An International Review On Green Insensitive Plastic Explosives
April 2020
The main characteristics required for plastic explosives are that they are hand-mouldable and that they stick to surfaces on which they are designed to be used.
Christelle Collet (TSO Propulsion Technology)
L-257 Life Cycle Cost Method And Examples For Munition Health Monitoring
March 2020
Within the NATO context, a cost benefit analysis (CBA) is a valuable support tool for economic analysis for defence programs. A major part of any CBA is a sound life cycle cost analysis of all options.
Dr Kevin M. Jaansalu & Ms Christelle Collet, MSIACDr Giuseppe Tussiwand, Haptica s.r.l.Ms Rada Feraco, Department of National Defence, Canada Mr Pieter Jansen & Mr Michail Bozoudis, NCIA
L-255 Instrumentation Techniques Velocity of Detonation
February 2020
Detonation properties are part of the performance requirements for any explosive material. They include the density, the detonation pressure and the velocity of detonation (VoD).
Lucas Caylar (ENSTA BRETAGNE, MSIAC)Christelle Collet (MSIAC)
L-106 Directory of IM and HC Testing Facilities - Edition 6
December 2019
At the request of its Steering Committee, MSIAC has collected information in relation to test facilities that perform Insensitive Munitions (IM) testing and Hazard Classification (HC) testing.
Christelle Collet (MSIAC)
O-202 Results Of The Improved Explosives And Munitions Risk Management Workshop
October 2019
The Improved Explosives and Munitions Risk Management (IEMRM) workshop was held from 10 to 14 September 2018, in Granada, Spain.
Martijn van der VoortMatthew AndrewsChristelle ColletErnest BakerMichael Sharp
O-215 A Better Use of IM-HC Test Results
September 2019
During the 2018 MSIAC Improved Explosives and Munitions Risk Management (IEMRM) workshop, it was recognized by the community that low violence reaction types such as a burn on one side, and high violence reactions such as detonations on the other side, are relatively well understood.
Christelle Collet (TSO Propulsion Technology)Martijn van der Voort (TSO Munition Safety Transport & Storage)Lucas Caylar (ENSTA Bretagne)Florian Djedis (ENSTA Bretagne)
O-208 Fragmentation From Detonations And Less Violent Munition Responses
August 2019
An increasing number of munitions now show less violent responses than detonation in cook off or impact scenarios. The detonation of a warhead typically leads to well reproducible fragmentation effects.
Martijn van der VoortErnest BakerChristelle Collet
L-238 IEMRM Focus Area 3A: Deployed missions and operations & 3B: Storage in home country
July 2019
This document summarizes output from the following Focus area breakout sessions of the MSIAC Improved Explosives and Munitions Risk Management workshop held in Granada, 10^th to 14^th September 2018:
Dr Michael Sharp (MSIAC)Christelle Collet (MSIAC)Dr Matthew Andrews (MSIAC)Philip Cheese (UK DOSG)Helen Stewart (DAER, Canada)
L-239 IEMRM - Summary of Conclusions
July 2019
The Improved Explosives and Munitions Risk Management (IEMRM) workshop was held from 10 to 14 September 2018, at the PCGR Congress Center in Granada, Spain.
Martijn van der VoortDr Matthew AndrewsChristelle ColletDr Ernest BakerDr Michael Sharp

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