VHG IMPACT TEST SET (DESIGN TASK REPORT)

Abstract : Described is a portable tester capable of producing steel-on-steel impacts in the range of 100,000g with durations of from 40 to 45 microseconds. The 6-foot tall, 1700-pound machine has a payload capacity of 10 pounds and is operated with low pressure (100 psi) air. The tester is intended primarily for testing ordnance components associated with arming, fuzing and safing functions; tests are limited to secondary explosives weighing 10 grams or less.