WO1996006322A1

WO1996006322A1 - Process and device for final disposal of conventional ammunition

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Publication number: WO1996006322A1
Application number: PCT/DE1995/001177
Authority: WO
Inventors: Heinrich Luthe
Original assignee: Firma Heinrich Luthe Munitionsbergung/Umweltentsorgung
Priority date: 1994-08-25
Filing date: 1995-08-24
Publication date: 1996-02-29
Also published as: DE4431398C1

Abstract

A process and device are disclosed for final disposal of conventional ammunition. The object of the invention is to take apart defined amounts of ammunition after they are salvaged and sorted in the vicinity of their salvage site, and to reliably dispose of salvaged ammunition while avoiding extra charges for auxiliary installations. For that purpose, conventional ammunition of all types is finally disposed of by individual, selected, mobile disposal stations that carry out the disposal operations at the site where ammunition has been salvaged and collected in defined quantities. Mobile devices with complementary functions are used to carry out the various disposal operations.

Description

Process and device for final disposal of conventional ammunition

The invention relates to a method for the final disposal of conventional ammunition, with which the ammunition, after its recovery, sorting and storage, is disassembled in suitable facilities and the disassembled parts are passed on to further processing, and a facility for carrying out the method. It is known to recover ammunition using suitable methods and to store it temporarily in appropriate storage locations. This intermediate storage is preceded by a sorting and classification of the ammunition. The ammunition is sent from the intermediate storage areas to a state-owned ammunition dismantling company for final disposal. Most of the time, the transport to this location takes place over larger Tran sports distances, whereby normal routes that are accessible to everyone must be used as the transportation routes. The process is very complex and, due to the specific properties of the goods to be transported, also requires corresponding security measures.

Repeated storage in at least one interim storage facility and later landfilling in a final storage facility pose a further, high security risk. This risk is exacerbated by the fact that the accumulation of ammunition of different properties and properties is complicated and difficult to understand even in the interim storage facilities and that in the larger stores or the final storage facility before the ammunition dismantling operation, the ammunition is classified precisely from the point of view of its Condition is extremely difficult to make. A particularly great disadvantage is that the found ammunition has to be moved frequently.

In summary, the known processes have the following significant disadvantages in one

- Frequent, time-consuming, manual handling of the ammunition via the intermediate storage to the final disposal and

- risky, long distances of the ammunition transport, which often has to be carried out well over 100 km on normal roads;

- insufficiently environmentally friendly disposal of ammunition. The recycling and removal of the metal scrap continues to be problematic. DE OS 41 28 703 A1 discloses a method and a device for universal disarming of ammunition and explosives of all kinds in different areas. In accordance with the known solution, ammunition, in particular found ammunition with unevenly advanced decomposition states and in an unfavorable position of the sites, is deactivated mechanically and with a high risk to the person. The solution according to the invention assumes that ammunition often has to be disarmed with known areas of ammunition exposed to only a very limited extent and without access to an igniter using known disarming methods. The invention specifies that the device is brought up to the explosive body.

The exposed sectors of the casing of the ammunition body are separated without contact by means of a high-pressure jet of a liquid and the explosives are flushed out of the opened body with a pressure-reduced liquid flow. This makes it possible to collect the liquid with the explosives it contains and to dispose of it in an environmentally friendly manner. The entire disarming process can be carried out by means of the device and the method by remote control. A disadvantage of this solution is that, despite the mobile design of the method and the associated equipment, and the high level of economy, which is certainly also high for the intended use, a rational process regime, in particular in the case of found ammunition of smaller dimensions and great diversity, is not possible. Furthermore, a method and a device are known from DE OS 43 08 490 AI, by means of which bodies or body fragments of found ammunition, to which substances, primarily explosives, adhere, are disarmed in an incinerator. The furnace is equipped in such a way that the escaping gas is neutralized and removed by aqueous solutions. A disadvantage of this known method and the device lies in the fact that an efficient process management is only possible with devices of larger dimensions. The size of the device in accordance with the known solution simultaneously requires its stationary integration and thus its limitation for universal, mobile use. US Pat. No. 3,820,479 discloses a mobile container for the transport of explosives. The container stands on a movable lower part and has a lid that is moved by means of hinges. The container lid is opened like a jalousie and can discharge pressure waves to explode explosives. Treatment and disposal of ammunition is not possible with this mobile container.

The invention has for its object to provide a method and a device for the final disposal of conventional ammunition of all kinds and a device for applying the method by means of which the ammunition is disassembled near its location after its recovery, sorting and storage, and a Safe disposal can be carried out while avoiding additional costs for auxiliary systems in defined sizes.

According to the invention, the object is achieved in that the final disposal of conventional ammunition of all types by bringing the disposal process to the respective site by mobile execution of individual, selected disposal stations to the respective sites of the ammunition collected there in previously defined quantities takes place and is carried out by means of mutually dependent work steps via an application of mobile devices which are networkable in terms of their effectiveness and function and which interlink. The invention is designed in such a way that the working steps of the method

- Ammunition ready - Classification of the ammunition

- mechanical machining

- Disarmament of the ammunition

- thermal disposal and exhaust gas cleaning

- Processing of the ammunition scrap by means of mobile devices on which the disposal devices are arranged.

It is an embodiment of the invention that the thermal disposal means armored mobile equipment is made.

It is an advantage of the solution according to the invention that the energy supply for the devices used in the individual sub-steps is carried out by means of mobile energy generation stations at the disposal site of the final disposal.

It is a form of the invention that the disposal process is brought to the site of the discovery by moving the work equipment to the storage location and placing the ammunition to carry out the final disposal. The devices used to carry out the method, in accordance with the work steps, are moved to the disposal site of the found ammunition according to the procedural sequence, in each case following the procedural regime, and are networked on the spot in accordance with the requirements of the disposal process. The energy supply, observation and control stations which are also provided are integrated into the disposal complex in accordance with their requirements. Due to the high mobility of its facilities, the process can be put into operation at the application site within a short period of time, because each of the facilities responsible for the work steps can be designed to be mobile and can be moved and networked within the framework of the final disposal process. The method according to the invention has the advantage of high intrinsic safety and variability. The mobility and flexibility achieved by the method according to the invention and the associated facilities permit use at all sites and the construction of the device in the context of short set-up times.

The intended self-supply with energy as well as the uncomplicated transportation of all equipment necessary for the operation allow an application: 1. in all weather conditions as well as

2. under different geographical conditions. The economic advantage of the method can be seen in a reduction in the handling processes, in particular in the movement of the found ammunition that has already been treated, as well as its packaging and loading and unloading. The advantageously outsourced transport of the ammunition, which is usually stored several times over long distances on public roads, advantageously brings about a complete elimination of the security risk and an extraordinary reduction in the amount of transport required between the finding and clearing point and the cutting operation. The mobility of the final disposal facility with which the process is carried out allows for an uncomplicated collection of the metal scrap and its further transportation with mobile transportation facilities. The work steps integrated into the method according to the invention are carried out by means of rationally designed workplaces. It is of course provided within the procedural regime to make the arrangement of the work stations variable according to the course of the process, the order of which can be changed. For this purpose, essentially 9 basic jobs are provided, the work resorts of which are expanded by adding scrap processing and incorporating an electrical power supply for all workplaces. A control center with office and crew container is attached to the work place - video surveillance and remote control.

In the process with its sub-steps, modern ammunition (in particular from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)) is principally considered to be explosive due to missing or unrecognizable features or unreliable manufacturing technology.

The verification takes place in the working steps of the described method. A release of the ammunition parts remaining after the work steps for suitable recycling methods can thus be given without any doubt. A high level of security is created for the return of the material to the recycling cycle. The invention is advantageously embodied by a device for final disposal, which has a plurality of work devices, which are arranged on mobile basic elements, are brought into one functional position with respect to the other and exist in selected work devices and safeguards as well as protective devices which are suitable for receiving Suddenly occurring unforeseen internal loads and their effects are provided outside the part device.

It is an advantageous embodiment of the invention that the working device for the thermal processing of small-sized and explosive ammunition is formed from a muffle furnace.

It is in the sense of the invention that the further working device for the treatment of ammunition of larger dimensions and explosiveness consists of a tank reactor. One embodiment of the invention is to be seen in the fact that the armored muffle furnace and the armored reactor have separate armor and are surrounded by this armor in a separate combination of effects on the respective mobile base elements.

A further embodiment of the invention can be seen in the fact that a working device is designed as a device for delaborating and covered with a coating, can be used for the respectively selected location and is arranged on a mobile base element. It is a form of the solution according to the invention and therefore extremely advantageous for its application that the basic elements are designed as trailers for semitrailers.

The invention will be explained in more detail using an exemplary embodiment. Show in the accompanying drawing

1 shows the course of the disposal process as a technological scheme. Fig. 2 is a schematic representation of the arrangement of the work steps; 3 shows the position of the mobile work equipment in the course of the method; Fig. 4 representation of a mobile sub-device The course of the technological sub-diagram according to FIG. 1 shows the individual process steps in the interplay of the workplaces with the involvement of the thermal waste disposal system and the positioning of the essential work stages. 2 shows the arrangement of the working steps. The work steps are assigned analogously to the workplaces. The ammunition is accepted in the course of the ammunition movement 17 at the work step, taking over and keeping the ammunition 1 ready. Here the ammunition is taken over in the batch size of a week's supply, the permitted amount of explosives is determined by the respective safety distances. Furthermore, an examination of the completeness and the creation of an ammunition record is carried out, the found ammunition not being classified in accordance with the War Weapons Act due to its category. After this operation has been carried out, the ammunition is placed in containers which are equipped in such a way that access security for the operating personnel is ensured without difficulty. The transfer to work station 2 is carried out with a complete inventory. In the course of the run, the ammunition kept ready comes to the work step, classification and sorting of the ammunition 2. Here, the ammunition is taken over from the work step 1 in the batch size of a daily rate. The ammunition is determined and sorted according to a. Combat ammunition b. Practice ammunition with or without explosive c. Practice ammunition with or without inert substance d. Training ammunition The classification of the respective ammunition determines the determination of their further treatment. In addition, within categories a - d there is a further division into ammunition of small and larger bodies. The larger-calibrated ammunition bodies are brought to the work station of the work step, the ammunition 4 being de-processed, while the smaller-sized ammunition is fed directly to the work place of the work step, thermal treatment 5, and one in its working device, which is designed as a muffle furnace Disposal is supplied. The larger sized ammunition, optionally with a caliber 23 mm is fed with its partial device armored reactor 13 after a treatment in the working step, disassembly of the ammunition 4, the workplace in the working step, thermal treatment 5. The processes in the workstations of the steps, the ammunition 4 being disarmed and the thermal treatment 5 are monitored by video surveillance and remote control 3 with a control and monitoring device. In the work place, video monitoring and remote control 3 with its control and monitoring device, the office and team container is enclosed at the same time. After passing the work station in accordance with the step, thermal treatment 5, the ammunition scrap which has now arisen in the course of the process is transferred to the work station in accordance with the step, cooling after the thermal treatment 6. The treated ammunition scrap is checked there for freedom from explosives. In the case of parts that are the subject of complaint, there is a return to the work step, thermal treatment 5. At the workplace, cooling after the thermal treatment 6, several scrap containers are arranged, into which the scrap, classified according to its type, has been classified. According to the method, the entire supply of the disposal device is carried out by an energy supply device, the aggregates of which are arranged in a separate mobile device. The device and the arrangement for carrying out the method for the supply of conventional found ammunition and the position of the mobile device and workplaces and steps in the course of the method are shown in FIG. 3. Non-mobile workplaces can also be set up at the respective location for the work steps, taking over and keeping ammunition 1 ready and for classifying and sorting ammunition 2. From here the classified and sorted ammunition reaches the other workplaces. Larger-sized ammunition is supplied to the work station, delaborating the ammunition 4, which is equipped with an armored delaborating device 10, before it is further processed. In this device 10, the selected ammunition is disassembled by mechanical separation and then reaches the tank reactor 13 at the workplace, thermal treatment 5, and the small-sized ammunition selected at the workplace, classification and sorting of the ammunition 2.

CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) ISA / EP tion and explosiveness arrive without treatment at the workplace, the ammunition 4 is removed from the work step, thermal treatment 5 and is processed there in an armored muffle furnace 12. The entire ammunition processed in the work steps, delaboration of the ammunition 4, and thermal treatment 5 with the muffle furnace 12 and tank reactor 13 then reaches the work step for cooling after the thermal treatment 6, is examined again there and arranged in scrap containers. The monitoring of the de-processing and thermal treatment processes in the de-processing devices 10, the muffle furnace 12 and the tank reactor 13 is carried out by video surveillance and remote control 3, which are provided in the control and monitoring device 11. The work step, cooling after the thermal treatment 6, is followed by feeding the processed found ammunition or its parts to a scrap preparation 7 via containers into the scrap movement 18. As can further be seen from FIG. 3, the workstations and facilities of the work steps, takeover and Provision of the ammunition 1, classification and sorting of the ammunition 2, video surveillance and remote control 3, delamination of the ammunition 4, thermal treatment 5, with the facilities pan-muffle furnace 12, tank reactor 13, scrap processing 7, office and crew containers and Energy supply 9, designed to be mobile. It is in the sense of the method that the workplaces, takeover and storage of the ammunition 1, classification and sorting of the ammunition 2 and cooling after the thermal treatment 6 are set up at the respective place of work without making them mobile. For the process sequence, it is essential that the workstations of the steps, video surveillance and remote control 3, disarmament of the ammunition 4, thermal treatment 5 and energy supply 9 are arranged on movable base elements. They determine the respective configuration of the workplaces and the rhythm of the steps as well as the mobility of the facility for the disposal of ammunition. The armor 15 provided at the mobile workplaces, disassembly of the ammunition 4 and thermal treatment 5 advantageously makes it possible to dispose of the found ammunition on the disposal site without the production of protective walls, splinter-absorbing dams and concrete protective walls.

CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) ISA / EP It is only necessary to mark the distances of all workplaces required by the ammunition movement 17 and the scrap movement 18 as well as the expansion of the entire disposal site resulting from the technological process by means of a fence 19, into which functional areas 20 can then be included .

The significant advantage of the method with its assignment of workplaces to the work steps and their optional mobile design can be seen in the use of the method and the associated equipment at all localities, regardless of the prevailing weather conditions. The conceptual figuration and positioning of the mobile workplaces with their associated facilities at the disposal site ensures short, pragmatic set-up times, whereby the entire facility is equipped with all workplaces within a very short time and, thanks to its own supply with energy sources and resources, regardless of the respective connection to third parties. nergy can be designed independently and within a short period of time. The cleaning of the flue gas and of the water required in the work process, in the context of an internally integrated water treatment system, ensures a high level of environmental protection. The structure of a selected mobile sub-device is shown in FIG. 4. A tank reactor 13 is arranged on a mobile base element 16. The armored reactor 13 is optionally formed in one or more parts, the armored reactor 13 in one or more parts being surrounded by armor 15. The armor 15 can be dimensioned according to the respective conditions. On the same or similar mobile base elements 16, all movable work devices or workplaces, such as the delamination device 10, control and monitoring device 11, armored muffle furnace 12, device for electrical supply and scrap processing 7 are arranged. The facilities for the disarmament 4, the armored muffle furnace 12 and the armored reactor 13 are surrounded with appropriately dimensioned armor 15. The control and monitoring device 11 can also be armored optionally at hazardous locations.

CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) ISA / EP It is an advantage of the method according to the invention that not only the working devices - delamination 10, control and monitoring device 11, tank muffle furnace 12, tank reactor 13, device for electrical supply - can be moved on base elements 16, but also that At the disposal site, previously stationary partial devices can be placed or fastened on mobile base elements. This ensures complete mobility and ensures the possibility of flexible arrangement and high portability. As a result of the measures, as shown, it is straightforward to carry out all workplaces quickly and inexpensively from one site to another and to bring them into a working position and to network them technologically.

List of the reference symbols used

1 Collection and storage of ammunition

2 Classification and sorting of ammunition

3 Video surveillance and remote control

4 Disarmament of the ammunition

5 Thermal treatment 6 Cooling down after the thermal treatment

7 Processing scrap

9 items -Power supply

10 delamination facility

1 1 control and monitoring device 12 armored muffle furnace

13 tank reactor

15 armor

16 basic element

17 ammunition movement 18 scrap movement

19 fencing

20 functional areas

CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) ISA / EP

Claims

claims

1. A method for the final disposal of conventional ammunition, with which the ammunition after its recovery and sorting as well as storage near the storage area is disassembled by means of suitable devices and the disassembled parts are fed for further processing, characterized in that the final disposal of the ammunition is brought about by an approach of the disposal process at their respective site of discovery, at which the ammunition (1), which has been accumulated in previously defined quantities, is also held ready and taken over, in mutually dependent partial steps, through the use of mobile, in their effectiveness as well as the function of networking work facilities.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the Arbeitsschrit¬ te of the method

- ammunition ready

- Classification of ammunition - Mechanical processing

- Disarmament of the ammunition

- Thermal disposal and exhaust gas cleaning

- Processing of the ammunition scrap is carried out by means of mobile work facilities, which are moved to the disposal site, brought into a functional position there and networked with one another in a functional context.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the Entsorgungs¬ process is brought to the place of discovery by relocating the work equipment to the storage area of the ammunition and its placement for carrying out the Finalent¬ disposal.

4. The method according to claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the thermal disposal in vorgenom¬ men designed for this purpose.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that mobile devices for energy supply are used for energy supply for the substeps.

6. Device for carrying out the method of final disposal of conventional ammunition according to one or more of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the workplaces (1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6) Arbeitseinrich¬ lines (10; 11; 12; 13; 14) are assigned to mobile basic elements (16), are brought into one functional position to the other and to selected work facilities (10; 11; 12; 13) safety and protection devices that are used to accommodate suddenly occurring unforeseen situations inner

Loads and their adverse effects are provided outside the work facility (10; 11; 12; 13).

7. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the working device (5) for thermal processing of Munition small size and explosive is formed from a muffle furnace (12).

8. Device according to the preceding claims 1-7, characterized in that the working device (5) for the thermal processing of

Ammunition of larger dimensions and explosiveness is formed from a tank reactor (13).

9. Device according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the tank muffle furnace (12) and the tank reactor (13) are separate

Have armor (15) and are surrounded by this armor (15) in a separate combination of effects on their respective mobile base elements (16).

10. Device according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that the working device (4) is encased as a device for delaborating (10) with armor (15) and is suitable for a frequently changing location and can be used on a mobile base element ( 16) is arranged.