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Suppressing Blast Energy From Shipboard Explosions By Aqueous Foam/High Strength Mesh Curtains
Award last edited on: 9/5/2002

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : Navy
Total Award Amount
$57,575
Award Phase
1
Solicitation Topic Code
N88-083
Principal Investigator
Vincent H Hommer

Company Information

Foresight Engineering

134 Journey's End
Walnut Creek, CA 94545
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Location: Single
Congr. District: 15
County: Alameda

Phase I

Contract Number: 24529
Start Date: 00/00/00    Completed: 00/00/00
Phase I year
1988
Phase I Amount
$57,575
This proposal defines a feasibility study to evaluate aqueous foams to provide a single system capable of suppressing blast effect and fires within naval vessels. Aqueous foams have been proven to suppress explosive blast energy. The use of high-strength, heat resistant mesh curtains is proposed to enhance blast damage mitigation. The use of halon 1301 (bromotrifluoromethane) as a foaming agent will be evaluated in follow-on testing for its ability to provide sustained suppression of combustion reflash and buildup of explosive vapors. High-strength mesh barriers would provide three modes of blast energy dissipation: (1) converting shock front energy into heat from supersonic gas forced through small cross-sections; (2) converting gas energy passing through one or more mesh barriers into highly turbulent flow

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