Computer simulation of the thermal effects of a Concentric Canister missile Launcher with a fire in an adjacent compartment PDF
Preview Computer simulation of the thermal effects of a Concentric Canister missile Launcher with a fire in an adjacent compartment
- DUDLEY KNOX LIBRARY vAt POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL > r£REY CA 93943-5101 NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL Monterey, California THESIS COMPUTER SIMULATION OF THE THERMAL EFFECTS ON A CONCENTRIC CANISTER MISSILE LAUNCHER WITH A FIRE IN AN ADJACENT COMPARTMENT by Gary L. Null September, 1997 Thesis Advisor: M. D. Kelleher Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE FormApprovedOMBNo 0704-0188 Publicreportingburdenforthiscollectionofinformationisestimatedtoaverage 1 hourperresponse,includingthetimeforreviewinginstruction,searching existingdatasources,gatheringandmaintainingthedataneeded,andcompletingandreviewingthecollectionofinformation.Sendcommentsregardingthis burdenestimateoranyotheraspectofthiscollectionofinformation,includingsuggestionsforreducingthisburden,toWashingtonHeadquartersServices, DirectorateforInformationOperationsandReports, 1215JeffersonDavisHighway,Suite 1204,Arlington,VA22202-4302,andtotheOfficeofManagement andBudget,PaperworkReductionProject(0704-0188)WashingtonDC20503. 1. AGENCYUSEONLY (Leaveblank) 2. REPORTDATE 3. REPORTTYPEANDDATESCOVERED September 1997 Engineer's Thesis 4. TITLEANDSUBTITLE COMPUTER SIMULATION OFTHE 5. FUNDINGNUMBERS THERMAL EFFECTS ON A CONCENTRIC CANISTER MISSILE LAUNCHER WITH A FIRE IN AN ADJACENT COMPARTMENT 6. AUTHOR(S) Null, Gary L. PERFORMINGORGANIZATIONNAME(S)ANDADDRESS(ES) PERFORMING 7. 8. Naval Postgraduate School ORGANIZATION REPORTNUMBER Monterey CA 93943-5000 9. SPONSORING/MONITORINGAGENCYNAME(S)ANDADDRESS(ES) 10. SPONSORING/MONITORING Naval Air Warfare Center - Weapons Division, China Lake CA AGENCYREPORTNUMBER 11. SUPPLEMENTARYNOTES The views expressed in this thesis are those ofthe author and do not reflect the official policy or position ofthe Department ofDefense or the U.S. Government. 12a. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILnYSTATEMENT 12b. DISTRIBUTIONCODE Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 13. ABSTRACT (maximum 200words) Thethermal effects in the Concentric Canister"missile" Launcher(CCL) due to afire inan adjacent compartmentare simulated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). A commercial codedevelopedby CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) was used to implement the process. This study developeda model for the centersection ofthe A-module, placed in theforward missile launcherofthe ArleighBurke (DDG-51) classdestroyer. Twofire scenerios areappliedto the aftbulkhead ofthe launcher. Thefirst fire scenerio is indicativeofthe high temperaturefirecausedby unburned Exocet missile propellant experienced by the USS STARK (FFG-31) in the Arabian Gulf. The secondfire scenerio applied to the model simulates the conditionscaused by a ruptured shipboardF-76 diesel fuel tank, due toacollision at sea. Thefire scenerios are usedto predict the timeand locationofthe critical cook-offtemperatures ofthe missile's solid and liquid fuel propellants in the CCL. 14. subjectTERMS: Concentric Canister Launcher,Fire Modeling, Cook-Off 15. NUMBEROF PAGES 215 16. PRICECODE 17. SECURITY CLASSIFICA- 18. SECURITYCLASSIFI- 19. SECURITY CLASSIFICA- 20. LIMITATIONOF TIONOF REPORT CATIONOFTHISPAGE TIONOFABSTRACT ABSTRACT UL Unclassified Unclassified Unclassified NSN 7540-01-280-5500 StandardForm298(Rev. 2-89) PrescribedbyANSIStd 239-18298-102 11 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited COMPUTER SIMULATION OF THE THERMAL EFFECTS ON A CONCENTRIC CANISTER MISSILE LAUNCHER WITH A FIRE IN AN ADJACENT COMPARTMENT GaryL. Null Lieutenant, United States Navy B.S., United States Naval Academy, 1991 Submitted in partial fulfillment ofthe requirements for the degree of MECHANICAL ENGINEER from the NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL September, 1997
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