Dynamic Analysis of Detonation Chamber and Assessment Based on ASME Code Section VIII, Division 3 and Code Case 2564
The most simple and effective method for destroying chemical weapons, and thus eliminating stockpiling problems, is to detonate the entire payload in a chamber without separating the chemical agent from the explosives. A double walled chamber was developed by Kobe Steel, Ltd. (KSL) and has destroyed more than 7000 chemical weapons throughout the world since 2000. Explosion analysis (by AUTODYN) and dynamic structural analysis (by LS-DYNA) performed during development of the chamber design are presented with the experimental results. Design of the latest version of the double walled chamber was evaluated in accordance with the ASME Code Section VIII, Division 3 and Code Case 2564 based on the results of dynamic analysis and measured strains.