Munitions Disposal Techniques

I would say what is the military preference for disposal...and how many government contracts do they have...the proof is in the pudding...The political ground seems like it would be rather shaky as well...I am aware of some pilot programs that tested this or a similar method of disposal, could probably find the results with a little effort, but as I recall there were problems...so it seems too speculative for me, I wouldn't touch it with a 10ft pole....there are many safer bets around...

It is well know that burning dynamite is an acceptable disposal method. Just don't hit it with a hammer. Other ordinance, I have no clue and don't want to experiment to find out.

You used the word "spam" which throws up all sorts of red flags in itself.

Two sayings come to mind. Let the buyer beware and there's a sucker born every minute.

SE has the right idea, but if you can afford to lose the money and would like the bragging rights, then go ahead.

Blow them up in enemy territory....

Why would it, many modern explosives used in munitions won't explode due to heat and hence fire could make sense as a disposal method for disassembled warheads.

I don't see how cooling could make the explosive materials permanently inert, and water jet cutting is only for disassembly not disposing of the explosive.

You still shouldn't invest unless you are both really interested and do your homework thoroughly.

Got a link to the original source?

Well if I remember correctly this plasma torch technique was only used for the nasty chemical weapons, real toxic crap that had to be utterly destroyed....the others are recyclable in part, and nuclear is a whole different thing...

That rings a bit of a bell also. Thermal oxidation incineration of various high temperatures is used to convert hazardous or toxic chemicals to constituant and safer elements or molecules. 1400F is used for many solvents. Temperature will vary based on the chemical being treated and the allowable exhaust chemicals.

So in theory if you can safely extract the chemical from the weapon, transport it to the incinerator, document proper procedures are followed, and test the exhaust, yes you can dispose of the weapon.

Yes it all looked very good in theory and on paper and the demonstrations were impressive, but in actual practice it turned out to be rather messy and problematic, leading to slower than anticipated processing and less than desirable results ....I don't remember if the program was continued to completion or abandoned at some late stage...

Thank you all. I will say that I have done my due diligence, and there is no likelihood of my investing in this. What interested me was the proposed manner of disposal. The reference I gave in my OP downloads a pdf from Defence Research and Development Canada.

https://www.tradebesolventrecycling.com/cemfuel-cement-kiln-fuels

There are these, which come after the date of the literature review that you posted. I can't comment further on them.

https://patents.google.com/patent/US8178744B1/en?oq=8178744+

https://patents.google.com/patent/US9366517B2/en?oq=9366517

I'd be interested in seeing that spam e-mail. If you'd be willing to forward it to me, please send me a PM.

jhammond

If it comes from an African prince it must be OK!

Bazzer

I would use caution only from the source however having made that comment I saw a video on disarming IED with heat. They used a compound that burns very hot similar to thermite and once the IED was identified they placed a quantity of the combustible material on the IED and it melted down and rendered the IED useless as an explosive. Seemed a lot safer than placing a person in harms way.

When I was a young man in the oil field, the company I worked for did well perforating, among other things. For this we would use an explosive cord between the blasting cap and the perforating shots. Disposal was always by fire. Some explosives require shock, not fire, to set them off.

The janitor of the company played a trick with all new engineers when they returned from their first job with explosives. He'd be burning the cord by the parking lot and when we exited our car, he'd throw an aerosol can in the fire and run. Not a safe move, but it certainly scared the h*** out of the engineer, and yes, I was caught by this as well.