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TECHNICAL REPORT ARCCBTR.91023

CHARACTERIZATION OF
M256 BORE EVACUATOR PERFORMANCE

DAVID A. PORTER

DTIC

JUNE 1991

US ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH,

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Bore Evacuato,"
First Round Combustion
Chamber Pressure
Discharge Time

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The performance of the M256 bore evacuator has been characterized by three
bdllistically different ammunition types. In addition, the First Round
Combustion Phenomenon was explored for the first time.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................... 11

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ................................................... 1

BACKGROUND ................................................................. I

APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM .................................................... 2

Test Procedure ............................................. ............ 3

Test Firing Sequence .................................................... 4

RESULTS .......................................................... ..... .... 4

CONCLUSIONS ................................................................ 5

REFERENCE .................................................................. 7

APPENDIX ....................................................... ............ 8

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The author would like to extend his sincere appreciation to Dr. Charles

Andrade who first exolained the conceot of First Round Combustion Theory and to

Jeffery Haas who participated in numerous thought-provokino discussions about

bore evacuator functionina, as well as desionina the pressure aaae adapters used

in live fire testino. Thanks also to Karen Bennett who helped with prepara-

tion of this and other technical reports, and Ralph Scutti and Rita Koerner who

were Test Directors for these tests at the Combat Systems Test Activitv

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. And a special thanks to Robert L. Rosenblum and

Bernard J. Rowekamp, who in their own respective ways, have encouraaed me to try

harder in these endeavours.

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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Since the beginning of M256 cannon development, detailed information on the

performance of the bore evacuator for different ammunition types or under

various levels of degraded function has not been developed.

To compensate for this shortfall of data, a test was conducted which

tracked the function of the bore evacuator over its period of operation for

three ammunition types in the normal configuration, as well as three possib le

modes of misassembly. Additionally, the phenomenon of First Round Combustion

was explored for the first time.

BACKGROUNO

The M256 bore evacuator is a pressure vessel which is charged with hign

pressure gas during firing of the cannon. As pressure inside the bore

decreases, accumulated gas inside the bore evacuator is exhausted through the

tube's bore evacuator holes and 'lows towaro the muzzle end. When the metal

stub case is ejected from the tube's chamber end, as the breech opens, a sym-

pathetic flow begins which draws smoke through the bore of the cannon tube and

exhausts it out the muzzle end. The proper function of the bore evacuator is

directly related to its rate of discharge, its rate of leakage (if any), and the

peak pressure inside the evacuator.

The First Round Combustion Theory is a potential explanation for the higher

peak pressures experienced on the first round of firing or the first round fired

after bore evacuator assembly. This suggests that the high temperature fuel-

rich exhaust gases, which exist immediately after prnpellant ignition, combine

explosively with the oxygen-rich air present inside the bore evacuator chamber.

On subsequent rounds, orly oxygen-depleted exnaust gases remain in the evac-

uator;, the author can contirm this portion of the theory from personal
observation of exhaust gases trapped inside the bore evacuator as much as ten

minutes after the last round fired. The absence of oxygen-bearing air inside

the bore evacuator accounts for the lower pressures (relative to the first

round) observed on all subsequent rounds. The higher oressure excursion will

not recur until oxygen ,s reintroduced into the evacuator by a long period of

inactivity or by disassembly and subsequent reassembly.

APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM

The following factors can potentially affect proper bore evacuation

" obstruction of the tube bore evacuator holes (inhibiting charging),

" bore evacuator damage permitting leakage;

* missing 0-rings permitting leakage;

" loose bore evacuator nut permitting leakage, and

• removal of the stub case at the chamber end after complete bore evacuator

discharge.

Of these factors, the three misassembly possibilities were incorporated

into the live fire test plan to observe their effect on bore evacuator opera-

tion. These configurations included missing 0-rings with a properly tightened

bore evacuator nut, 0-rings present with a loose (3.2-mm gap) bore evacuator

nut, and missing 0-rings with a loose bore evacuator nut.

Since pressure inside the tube bore charges the bore evacuator and induces

its peak pressure, three different round types were selected to observe any

differences in bore evacuator operational parameters. The kinetic energy (KE)

tactical round (M829) was used only to obtain normal hore evacuator con-

figuration pressure data for that round, while the KE trainer round (M865) and

high explosive antitank (HEAT) trainer round (M831) were used to obtain data for

all configurations. The HEAT trainer round (M831) and HEAT tactical round

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(M830) generate the same bore pressures and muzzle velocities and are regarded

as ballistically identical.

The phenomenon of First Round Combustion was simulated by introducing a

phase of testing where the bore evacuator was disassembled between rounds to

permit venting of the combusted gases inside the evacuator and to allow fresh

oxygen-bearing air into the evacuator before it was reassembled to the cannon

tube.

This testing was accomplished simultaneously with another test program and

represented a cost effective use of government test assets, personnel, and, of

course, funding.

The following test procedure and firing sequence are extracted from

Reference 1.

Test Procedure

* Wind velocity and direction, temperature, precipitation, and relative

humidity shall be similar for each firing event.

" All rounds shall be certified as cominq from the same ammunition lot.

• An event timer shall be used during testing to create a bore evacuator

charge/discharge curve for each firing event.

* Induced bore evacuator leakage shall be accomplished by removing O-rings

or by simple hand-tightening of the bore evacuator nut, whichever is specified

by the test phase.

" For each round record the following data:

1. shot initiation time,

2. bore evacuator pressure versus time, and

3. round type.

" The same cannon tube shall be used for all test phases.

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Test Firing Sequence

Quantity
Step Condition M865 M831 M829

A Normal with MS9021-371 O-rings 10 10 10

B Misassembled, missing O-rings 10 10 --

C Misassembled, BE Nut gap with 10 10 --

O-rings

0 Misassembled, BE Nut gap, 10 10 --

missing O-rings

E Normal with introduction of 10 10 --

fresh oxygenated-air between
rounds

F* Purge with nitrogen between 10 10 --

rounds

*This phase was not part of the original test plan but was introduced during
testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MO.

RESULTS

As expected, the bore evacuator configuration with the best performance was

the evacuator configured with O-rings and a properly tightened bore evacuator

nut. This configuratien typically delivered diLcharge durations slightly better

than 1500 milliseconds. When O-rings were removed, peak pressure remained the

same, however, the evacuator discharge durations dropped to slightly less than

1000 milliseconds. The degradation continued when the bore evacuator nut was

left loose resulting in duration times on the order of 500 milliseconds.

Peak pressures were fairly consistent for each round type with the KE tac-

tical round (M829) delivering the highest peak pressure of about 88 lbs psi

(under normal operating conditions), followed by KE trainer (M865) at 70 lbs psi

and HEAT trainer at about 65 lbs psi.

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 Peak pressure increased substantially when the bore evacuator was

disassembled between rounds to permit purging of the combusted gases and

replacement with oxygen-bearing air.

During the firing of the M829 rounds it was noted that pressures gradually

reduced during subsequent firings. One possible explanation for this is that

these rounds were fired during dispersion testing which necessitated an extended

idle time between rounds for checking targets and performing muzzle bore

sighting of the cannon. The extended idle times may have allowed the slow

migration of oxygen-bearing air into the bore evacuator chamber producing higher

than nominal pressures on subsequent rounds until the test firing pace

increased.

Additional evidence to confirm the First Round Combustion Theory was

obtained during the nitrogen-purging sequence. This procedure removed comousted

gases and introduced inert nitrogen into the evacuator chamber prior to f'ring.

Pressure values for this series of rounds were comparable to those in normally

configured bore evacuators without the presence of First Round Combustion.

Results and figures associated with the testing are contained in the

Appendix.

CONCLUSIONS

The absence of O-rings or the improper tightening of the bore evacuator nut

can have a severe impact on bore evacuator function. Bore evacuator integrity

is important for the efficient removal of toxic comousted gases from the chamber

of the cannon before they enter the fighting compartment. In order for this to

occur, the bore evacuator pressure at the time of breech opening must be as high

as possible to develoo sufficient flow velocity and duration to start and main-

tain the flow of exhaust gases from the breech end to the muzzle end of the
cannon tube. When the bore evacuator is misassembled, pressure inside the

evacuator chamber decays at an accelerated rate which produces lower induced

exhaust flow in the bore of the cannon tube, if it develops at all.

The different pressure levels in the bore evacuator related to ammunition

type can be directly attributed to the different pressures present in the tube

bore at the time of evacuator charge-up. It follows that the KE tactical round

produces the highest bore pressure and therefore the highest bore evacuator

pressure of the different ammunition types tested. Conversely,, the HEAT trainer

round produces the lowest bore pressure and the lowest bore evacuator pressure.

As ammunition chamber pressure increases, the bore evacuator pressure increases.

When this is coupled with a properly assembled bore evacuator, pressure in the

evacuator chamber at the time of breech opening is also higher. This brings

about higher induced velocities at the breech end of the cannon tube

First Round Combustion may provide an increase in bore evacuator efficiency

since evacuator pressure remains slightly elevated at the time of breech opening

compared to an unaugmented evacuatnr. This higher pressure level could poten-

tially produce a qualitative improvement in induced flow at the breech end of

the cannon. Testing of this concept will be pursued.

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 REFERENCE

1.Letter from SMCAR-CCB-DP to STECS-CC-PC, Subject: Test Plans, Gun Tube and

Bore Evacuator, 120-mm Gun M256, Benet Laboratories, Watervliet, NY, dated

8 March 1990.

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 APPENDIX

Bore Evacuator Pressure Time Curve Data

 TABLE A-I. BORE EVACUATOR TESTING

4 April 1990 M865

Round No. Pressure Discharge Time Condition

31 65.0 1.70 a)

32 66.0 1.70 a)

33 68.0 1.76 a)

34 69,0 1.77 a)

35 69.0 ) 1.76 a)

36 71.0 1.76 a)

37 72.0 1.76 a)

38 74.0 1.73 a)

39 75 0 1.75 3)

40 75.0 1.74 a)

Average Pressure 70.4 lbs psi

Average Time- 1.74 sec
Pressure Standard Deviation- 3.4 lbs psi
Time Standard Deviation 0.02 sec

Condition Key
a) Normal

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 TABLE A-II BORE EVACUATOR TESTING

22 May 1990 M865

Round No. Pressure Discharge Time Condition

21 LOST LOST b), *)

22 67.0 0.85 b)

23 65.0 0.85 b)

24 65.0 0.86 b)

25 66.0 0.85 b)

26 64.0 0.87 b)

27 64.0 0.87 b)

28 64.0 0.90 b;

29 65.0 0.88 0)

30 64.0 0.92 b) j
Average Pressure: 64.9 lbs psi
Average Time: 0.87 sec
Pressure Standard Deviation. 0.99 lbs psi
Time Standard Deviation- 0.02 spc

Condition Key.
b) Missing O-rings
*) Data Discarded

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 TABLE A-III. BORE EVACUATOR TESTING

4 April 1990 M865

Round No. Pressure Discharge Time Condition

51 67.0 1.22 c)

52 68.0 1.08 C)

53 70.0 1.10 c)

54 71.0 1.10 c)

55 73.0 1.00

6 74.0 1.10 c)

b8 77.0 1.10 C)

59 77.0 1.10 c)

60 77.0
!c ).00

Average Pressure: 72.9 lbs pSI

Average Time: 1.08 sec
Pressure Standard Deviation: 3.60 lbs psi
Time Standard Deviation: 0.06 sec

Condition KeV
c) Loose BE Nut

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 TABLE A-IV. BORE EVACUATOR TESTING

16 April 1990 M865

Round No. Pressure Discharge Time Condition

91 134.0 0.48 e), *t

92 73.0 0.50 d)

93 72.0 0.50 d

94 71.0 0.47 d)

95 LOST LOST d), *)

96 71.0 0.47 dj

97 71.0 0.47 d)

98 73.0 0.50 d)

100 71.0 0.47 d)

Average Pressure. 71.9 'bs psi

Average Time 0.48 sec
Pressure Standard Deviation. 0.90 lbs psi
Time Standard Deviation- 0.01 sec

Condition Key.
d) Loose BE Nut and Missing O-rings
e) First Round Combustion
*) Data Oiscarded

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TABLE A-V. BORE EVACUATOR TESTING

16 April 1990 M865

Round No. Pressure Dscharge Time Condition

101 169.0 1.61 e)

102 165.0 1.61 e)

103 164.0 1.61 e)

104 160.0 1.61 e)

105 165.0 1.61 e)

106 163.0 1.61 e)

107 162.0 1.61 e)

108 163.0 1.61 e)

109 163.0 1.61

110 161.0 1.61 e)

Average Pressure. 162.9 lbs psi

Average Time. 1 61 sec
Pressure Standard Deviation. 1.59 lbs psi
Time Standard Deviation 0.00 sec

Condition Key
e) First Round Combustion

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 TABLE A-VI. BORE EVACUATOR TESTING

5 April 1990 M831

Round No. Pressure Discharge Time Condition

21 192.0 1.40 e), *)

22 71.0 1.54 a)

23 70.0 1.62 a)

24 68.0 1.53 a)

25 67.0 1.50 a)

26 64.0 1.58 a)

27 62.0 1.59 a)

28 62.0 1.60 a)

29 60.0 1.72 a)

30 60.0 1.70 a)

Average Pressure: 64.9 lbs psi

Average Time 1.60 sec
Pressure Standard Deviation. 3.9 lbs psi
Time Standard Deviation 0.07 sec

Condition Key:
a) Normal
e) First Round Combustion
*) Data Discarded

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 TABLE A-VII. BORE EVACUATOR TESTING

19 April 1990 M831

Round No. Pressure Discharge Time Condition

31 59.0 0.86 b)

32 59.0 0.90 b)

33 59.0 0.90 b)

34 62.0 0.90 b)

35 63.0 0.86 b)

36 59.0 0.89 b)

37 61.0 0.86 b)

38 59.0 0.86 b)

39 60.0 0.86 D

40 59.0 0.85 b

Average Pressure. 60.0 lbs psi

Average Time: 0.87 sec
Pressure Standard Deviation. 1.41 lbs psi
Time Standard Deviation 0.02 sec

Condition Key
b) Missing O-rings

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 TABLE A-VIZ1. BORE EVACUATOR TESTING

5 April 19S0 M831

Round No. Pressure Discharge Time Condition

41 63.0 1.52 c), *)

42 65.0 1.55 c), */

43 65.0 1.50 c), *)

44 64 0 1.57 C), *)

45 64.0 1.58 c), *)

46 62.0 1.65 c), *)

47 62.0 1.64 c), */

48 62.0 1.70 c, *)

49 61.0 1.60 c *
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50 61 0 1.78 c,*)

Average Pressure: 62.9 lbs psi

Average Time. 1.61 sec
Pressure Standard Deviation 1.45 lbs psi
Time Standard Deviation- 0.08 sec

Condition Key.
c) Loose BE Nut
*) Data Discarded

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 TABLE A-IX. BORE EVACUATOR TESTING

24 May 1990 M831

Round No. Pressure Discharge Time Condition

111 65.0 0.54 d)

112 64.0 0.58 dl

113 63.0 0.58 d)

115 63.0 0.60 d)

116 63.0 0.60 dl

117 61.0 0.52 d)

119 62.0 0.52 d)

120 63.0 0.53 d)

Average Pressure- 63.0 lbs psi

Average Time 0.56 sec
Pressure Standard Deviation: 1.10 lbs psi
Time Standard Deviation: 0.03 sec

Condition Key.
d) Loose BE Nut and Missing O-rings

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 TABLE A-X. BORE EVACUATOR TESTING

24 May 1990 M831

Round No. Pressure 7 ischarge Time Condition

91 63.0 0.93 e),

92 149.0 0.83 e), *)

93 149.0 0.78 e),

94 147.0 0.78 e) )

95 146.0 0.78 e),

96 150.0 1,49 e)

97 147.0 1.30 e)

98 LOST LOST e), *)

99 142.0 1 49 e)

100 142.0 1.39 e)

Average Pressure: 145.3 lbs psi

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Average ime- 1.42 sec
Pressure Standard Deviation 3.42 lbs psi
Time Standard Deviation. 0.08 sec

Condition Key-
e) First Round Combustion
*) Data Discarded

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 TABLE A-X!. BORE EVACUATOR TESTING

19 April 1990 M829

Round No. Pressure Dischar e Time Condition

03-1 200.0 0.99 e), *)
D3-2 142.0 1.35 e),, *)
03-3 118.0 1.24 e), *)
03-4 107.0 1.35 e), *)
03-5 94.0 1.39 a)
03-7 88.0 1.51 a)
03-8 LOST LOST a), *)
003-9 84.0 1.55 a)
03-10 84.0 1.55 a)

Average Pressure:
87.8 lbs psi
Average Time:
1.49 sec
Pressure Standard Deviation:
3.71 lbs psi
Time Standard Deviation:
0.06 sec
Condition Key.
a) Normal
e) First Round Combustion
*) Data Discarded

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US ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE ATTN AFATL/MNF
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PURDUE UNIVERSITY
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US NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 47905
ATTN: MATERIALS SCI & TECH DIVISION I
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