Professional paper

Disposal of discarded munitions by liquid stream

Ján Kmeč ; Department of Manufacturing Management, Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies, Technical University of Košice with a seat in Prešov, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia
Pavol Hreha ; Department of Manufacturing Management, Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies, Technical University of Košice with a seat in Prešov, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia
Vlastimil Kuběna ; Department of Manufacturing Management, Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies, Technical University of Košice with a seat in Prešov, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia
Lucia Knapčíková ; Department of Manufacturing Management, Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies, Technical University of Košice with a seat in Prešov, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia
Tomáš Mačej ; Department of Manufacturing Management, Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies, Technical University of Košice with a seat in Prešov, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia
Petr Hlaváček ; Institute of Physics, Faculty of Mining and Geology, Technical University of Ostrava, 17 Listopadu, 708 33, Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
Michal Zeleňák ; Institute of Physics, Faculty of Mining and Geology, Technical University of Ostrava, 17 Listopadu, 708 33, Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
Marta Harničárová ; Department of Manufacturing Technologies, Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies, Technical university of Košice with a seat in Prešov, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia
Miroslav Duspara ; Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Slavonski Brod, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Trg Ivane Brlić-Mažuranić 2, 35000 Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Josip Cumin ; Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Slavonski Brod, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Trg Ivane Brlić-Mažuranić 2, 35000 Slavonski Brod, Croatia

Abstract

The paper deals with a possibility of abrasive waterjet application for disposal of discarded munitions. Based on the analysis of current state it has been found out that the surplus munitions and the discarded munitions are destroyed mostly by using conventional techniques such as dumping at sea, outdoors burning, outdoors detonation, mining detonation and also open burning with combustion neutralization. The main aim of this paper is to present a new way of munitions disposal with a view of increasing both the operator safety and environmental protection. In terms of material, discarded munitions are composed of several components and valuable materials that need to be evaluated as efficiently as possible. Special attention is given to the abrasive water jet application in technological line for disposal of discarded munitions.

Keywords

discarded munitions; hydroabrasive cutting

Hrčak ID:

59654

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/59654

Publication date:

30.9.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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