Bomb pallet design with hydraulic damping and fire suppressant
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
InventorsJoseph C. Foster, Jr., Andrew G. Bilek
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AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
InventorsJoseph C. Foster, Jr., Andrew G. Bilek
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The presention of sympathetic detonations between donor and acceptor bombs, which are stored lying horizontally parallel to each other, is accomplished by storing these bombs on a bomb storage pallet with a plurality of enclosed tubes which extend along the length of the bombs, and which are filled with fire suppressant chemical extinguishing agents. Additionally, shielding is provided to the stored bombs with diverters which block fragments in the event of a detonation, and which have a sufficient width to attenuate propagating shock to a level below a threshold at which sympathetic detonation occurs. The bomb pallet assembly has a horizontal base to which a frame is fixed. This frame holds the diverters in place and can have enclosed tubes of fire quenching agents within its structure, including its outer walls. Additionally the diverters each have a central aperture to hold similar enclosed tubes of fire quenching agents.
A bomb storage pallet for suppressing sympathetic detonation of an acceptor bomb in an event of a detonation of an adjacent donor bomb by shielding the acceptor bomb from fragments and shock to a level below a pressure threshold at which the acceptor bomb would be induced into a sympathetic detonation, said bomb storage pallet also containing fire suppressant chemical extinguishing agents to reduce a fire hazard, in the event of the detonation of the donor bomb, said bomb storage pallet comprising:
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