Sliding torpedo test

Sliding Torpedo Test. See under Torpedo Friction Test in Vol 6, F205-L to F206-L... 

This Is a common hazard in the handling of expls. In this test, a. torpedo weighing 0.5 to 5kg, slides down an inclined plane at an angle 70 or 80° to strike the expl resting on an anvil. The head of the torpedo and the material of the anvil can be varied, as well as the height of fall. Some results of tests are shown intTable 6.1 on p 76... 

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