Test of rocket motor close to Bv410

Authors:

  • Oskar Parmhed
  • Mona Brantlind
  • Lars-Göran Hellgren
  • Magnus Lindström
  • Melker Skoglund

Publish date: 2016-07-06

Report number: FOI-R--4286--SE

Pages: 24

Written in: Swedish

Keywords:

  • Bv410
  • Rb98
  • Rb74
  • HCl
  • CO
  • environment
  • noise

Abstract

For integration of Rb98 (IRIS-T) on Bv410 (BAE BvS10 all-terrain vehicle), FMV has asked FOI to perform tests with rocket motors and rocket propellants to generate propellant gas around the vehicle and measure concentrations inside and around the vehicle. Three tests have been performed. In the first rocket propellant was burned in the open in close proximity to the vehicle to create high concentrations of propellant gas around the vehicle. Three subtests where performed with varying degree of ventilation of the vehicle personnel compartment. In the second test the vehicle was placed in proximity of a Rb74 (Sidewinder) rocket motor that was being tested for thrust. For this reason the positioning of the vehicle compared to the rocket motor was not optimal. At the third test, a Rb74 rocket motor was placed close to vertical behind the vehicle, in a position resembling a true launch as closely as possible. At all test gas concentrations of HCl and CO were measured outside and inside the vehicle. At the tests with rocket motors noise and temperature were also measured. Results show that a few tens of ppm HCl is to be expeccted around the vehicle while launching a Rb74 rocket motor. In the case of open combustion of propelland a mean concentration of 100ppm was achieved outside the vehicle. In the case of a mean outside concentration of 100ppm with ventilation fan turned on, there was a measured concentration of HCl inside the vehicle exceeding the limit. In the two cases using an actual rocket motr (Rb74) the measured concentrations did not exceed the limits. Also, the measured concentrations of CO did not exceed limits, either inside or outside the vehicle. Noise levels while burning a Rb74-motor behind the vehicle showed a maximum sound level of approximately 104dB with LCPeak of 130dB.