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J. R. Poison, Mechanical Pressing of Explosives, Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Burlington, Iowa, 1973. 

Continuous Solvent—Extrusion Process. A schematic for a typical continuous process, widely used for making solvent propellant for cannons, is shown in Figure 7. This continuous process produces ca 1100 metric tons of single-base propellant per month at the U.S. Army Ammunition Plant (Radford, Virginia). Continuous processes have also been developed for double- and triple-base propellants and for stick as well as granular geometries. A principal aspect of these processes has been the extensive use of single- and double-screw extmders instead of the presses used in the batch process. 

M Continuous Automated Cannon PropellantFacility, Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Radford, Va., 1970. 

Twin City Army Ammunition Plant (Twin City)... 

Modern materials handling techniques in US Army Ammunition Plants are detailed in the Refs given under Modernization Engineering Project for US Army Ammunition Plants in this Vol, A study of materials handling at the Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant, carried out under the above project, is reported in Ref 6. The principal objectives of this study were to develop recommendations to modernize materials handling in a cost effective and safe manner. 

Plants. Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant 09711. AD-888930L 41 J M Annie. Material... 

Refs 1) Anon, Modernization Engineering Report for US Army Ammunition Plants , Vol 1 (Summary), Contract No DAAA 21-69-C-0788, Report No 70-28-RE, USA Munitions Command, Dover, NJ (Aug 1970) 2) Ibid, Vol 2, Ammu-... 

Ibid, Vol 5, Badger Army Ammunition Plant 6) Ibid, Vol 6, Burlington Army Ammunition Plant 7) Ibid, Vol 7, Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant 8) Ibid, Vol 8, Holston Army Ammunition Plant 9) Ibid,... 

Vol 9, Indiana Army Ammunition Plant -10) Ibid, Vol 10, Iowa Army Ammunition Plant 11) Ibid, Vol 11, Joliet Army Ammunition Plant 12) Ibid, Vol 12, Kansas Army Ammunition Plant 13) Ibid, Vol 13, Lake City Army Ammunition Plant 14) Ibid, Vol 14, Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant 15) Ibid, Vol 15, Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant 16) Ibid, Vol 16, Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant 17) Ibid, Vol 17, Milan Army Ammunition Plant 18)... 

Ibid, Vol 18, Radford Army Ammunition Plant 19) Ibid, Vol 19, Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant 20) Ibid, Vol 20, River-bank Army Ammunition Plant 21) Ibid,... 

Ibid, Vol 22, St Louis Army Ammunition Plant 23) Ibid, Vol 23, Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant 24) Ibid, Vol 24, Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant 25) Ibid,... 

Vol 25, Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant 26) Ibid, Vol 26-1, LAP Model Line C-750,... 

The Hercules continuous TNT process is the basis for three continuous TNT lines which went into operation at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in Virginia in 1968. The lines were designed by CIL and represent improvements... 

The most recent major expln in a US TNT plant occurred in May 1974 at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant. The accident completely destroyed one of the three continuous nitration lines at the plant. According to the AMC News, Sept 1974, the investigation board reported that an operator inadvertently introduced a 5 to 6-foot rubber hose to clean out unwanted material that had collected in a transfer line leading to the nitrator, when the hose was pulled from his hands into the nitrator. This resulted in a rapid temp rise and subsequent explosion. The hose was commonly used in this manner . The material causing the blockage in the transfer line was believed to be an oxidation product of TNT, 2,2 -dicarboxy-3,3, 5,5,-tetra-nitroazoxybenzene, also referred to as White Compound. The introduction of the rubber hose caused a rapid, exothermic oxidation reaction between the hose material and the mixed acid present. The heat generated by this reaction caused a local acceleration of the normal nitration/oxidation reactions which occur in the nitrator until a critical temp was reached, at which point rapid oxidation of DNT/TNT proceeded as a runaway reaction, igniting the material present in the vessel. 

Following is a list of other pertinent refs which are currently classified as limited distribution 1) D.C. Coop et al, Modernization Program for Nitric and Sulfuric Acid Manufacture and Concentration at Alabama Army Ammunition Plant , Rapt No 8-67, Contract DAAA21-67-C-0864, C and 1 Girdler Inc, Louisville (1967) 2)E. Banik et al, A Study on... 

J-G. Beverlock et al, Rapid Response Scheduling System (RRS) for the Holston Army Ammunition Plant , PATR 4461 (1973)... 

Houle et al, Development of Mono nit rotoluene and Methyl Nitrate Monitors for Army Ammunition Plants , DPG-TR-C985P (1975) 28) P. 

Price S. Weissman, Investigation of Damaged Pre-Engineered Building at Radford Army Ammunition Plant , PATR 4755 (1975) 29) C.A. 

Review of Plastic Flooring for Explosive/Pro-pellant Processing Areas of Army Ammunition Plants , PLASTEC N28 (1976) 39) Anon,... 

The 5,168-acre Alabama Army Ammunition Plant tract, on the banks of the Coosa River in Talladega County, AL, is 4 miles north of Childersburg, AL (4). Plant operations, between 1942 and 1945, left residues from the manufacture of diphenylamine, TNT, DNT, and tetryl. Some of these compounds have been found on the site, and others are suspected. The shallow water table, draining to the Coosa River, is probably contaminated, but only deeper, uncontaminated aquifers would be used as the source for... 

Table IV. Allowable Concentrations (PPLVs) for Soil Contaminants at Alabama Army Ammunition Plant...

Rosenblatt, D.H. Small, M.J. "Preliminary Pollutant Limit Values for Alabama Army Ammunition Plant," Technical Report 8105, U.S. Army Medical Bioengineering Research and Development Laboratory, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD, August 1981, AD A104203. 

Smith, RN. et al., Preliminary assessment of perchlorate in ecological receptors at the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant (LHAAP), Karnack, Texas, Ecotoxicology, 10, 305, 2001. 

F. T., "Hazard Evaluation and Risk Analysis of the NC Thermal Dehy Facility - Bldg. 3507," Report No. HA-79-R-2, Hercules Aerospace Division, Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Radford,... 

Architectural Standard Details for Army Ammunition Plants... 

The purpose of the architectural standard details is for use in the design and construction of facilities used in the manufacture, maintenance, inspection, and storage of explosive materials. To this end two objectives were sought. The requirements for this program were to develop standard details for various methods of construction utilized in Army ammunition plants today and to develop details... 

Architectural Standard Details for Nitroglycerin, Nitrocellulose, Single Base Multibase Facilities at Army Ammunition Plants,... 

This chapter will discuss the evaluation of dust explosion potential at various manufacturing operations in three Army Ammunition Plants. The assessment of data from each plant will be presented in detail. 

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