The methodology described in this report provides a simple but effective way to generate a rapid assessment of vulnerability of munition stockpiles whether in magazines or platforms.
The most effective method for achieving a successful Insensitive Munition (IM) design is to use a systems approach. The three key elements in the IM systems approach are:
The objective of this document is to provide TEMPER users with a tutorial reviewing the main features of TEMPER v2.0. The first section is devoted to the description of the successive steps in a TEMPER simulation.
The objective of this document is to provide background and detailed information about sympathetic reaction phenomenology, relevant analytical models, parameters and key issues required to predict the (sympathetic) reaction of a warhead subjected to the detonation of a neighbor donor one.
The main objective of this document is to provide background and detailed information about sympathetic reaction phenomenology, relevant analytical models, parameters and key issues required to predict the response of a warhead subjected to the detonation of a donor.
TNT equivalency is used as a basis for several important government regulation issues that include limits imposed upon the size and location of explosive storage facilities, siting and construction of explosive manufacturing and test facilities, and the packaging and transportation of explosives.
TEMPER is distributed in both a user version as an executable and in an open-source version to add new models or modify existing ones. This opportunity to have multiple TEMPER developers was taken into account early on in the code structure.
