Three (3) Reports on the Development of Gas Masks for Dogs

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Technical Division Memorandum Report Development of Dog Gas Mask Canisters E32R1, E32R11, E32R12, E41, and E41R1 Project D 6.6-1 Dog Gas Mask Chemical Warfare Service Technical Command Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland August 20, 1945 Interim Report Development of Dog Canister E40R4 (Modified Dog Canister M12) Project 4-80-01-002 Protective Division Chemical Corps Chemical and Radiological Laboratories Army Chemical Center, Maryland 9 September 1952 Final Engineering Test No.61 Canister, Dog, E40R4 Project 4-80-01-002 Chemical Corps Chemical and Radiological Laboratories Army Chemical Center, Maryland 11 February 1953

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FINAL ENGINEERING TEST NO. 61

CANISTER, DOG, E40R4

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Ob,1ect

The object of these tests was to determine if the E40R4Dog Canister (Modified Dog Canister, Ml2) will withatsnd r.ecent rough­handling requirements to be included in Specification No. 97-52-146.

Discussion

At the requ.est or the Chemical Corps Engineering Agenc~I

the Protective Division of the Chemical and Radiological LaboratorieB .attempted to eeta))lish requirements tor a rough-handling test to k-eincluded in Specification No. 97-52-146, Canister, Dog, M12. Initialb)(3):10 usc 130

The soope of thio test was not as exte."\oive Be \l6ual FinnlEngineering tests si noe it was conducted with the sole objective c>f detel'­IJdning the ability of the subject osnister to wit.hstllnd rough-handlingtandto determine the effect of this treatment on the protecUVlt proper'Lies ofthe cal'\ieter. While certain deficiencies were noted in the canister as areault of this test progratn, the recOIIIllIended ~ui.rement.B ~1'G mst.

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With respect to the rough-handling requirement prescri.bedin Final Engineering Test Directive No, 61 (appetldix A, hereto), theE40R4 dog canister performed as :follcw8z

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ReCOJlllllendationB

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VI. 91' DATA. AID RESULTS ••• ,.••••••••• '. • • •• ••• •• • • ••• .. • • •• •• • 1

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VIII. COHCLDSIORS •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1

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APPENDII AI.Directive .•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 9

APP»mu BJ Teat Data •• • • • • • • • • • • • .21

APPBlDIX C. Photographs•••••••••••.••••••••••••• '. ••• • •• • ••• 29...

APPmlDII DJ Correspondence • • • • '.' • • • .., . . . . • 46

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I. OBJPiT

The objpct or these tests was to ~eterm1ne 1f the E40R4 Dog Canister(Modified Dog Canister, JD.2) w111 w1tblltand recent rough-banc1ll.Dg .require­menta to be iIlclud.ed 111 Speci!1cation 10. 97-52-l46.

u. AUmORIfi

Authority for conduct oc !1nal-en.gineering teats was der1nd from D1s­position Form Croll Chief, Protecti.,e D1.,1910n, to Chief, Test D1.,1810D, dated2 Ootober 1952, subject, llodU1ed Dog Canister 1112 (R40B4) (Test D1vis10n JobNo •. F-1209) • The work was charged to Ix. O. 1708 (Project 4-80-01-0(2), Job521, Specinl Problems, Protecti.. Di.,181oo.

m. DIRISCmB

The teats were conducted in accordance w1th P1nal-Engineering Test Di­rective No. 61 (nttaehed hereto as appendix A), w1th the adclitj.ons or de­letions noted. ill thoappropr1ate sect10M ot tho report.

IV • PLACE AND Tm OF TESTS

All tests were conducted at Cbam1cal and Radio10g1cal Laborator1es, AnqCheadC&1 Center, between 6 NO'f'ember 1952 and 14 January 1953.

V. FACILITIES

The onl1 facility required, other than those apec1t1ed In the Test D1­rect1ve wae the DOP (diocty1 phthalate) ))Qoetration apparatus (Apparatus,Canister Testing, IlIt-E3).

VI. TMT DATA AND RESULts

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B. Surve!\J.aQoe

No survelllance tests were undertaken as ';'he onl1 mod.1.t'ic:aUonsmade on standarcl JIl2 dog can1ster in dsvllop1ng the E40B4 weN structuralchanges. so that the e.xper1mental item 'WOUld be no JDONI susoept1ble to effeots

.of cllat1c extremes than lIoulcl the standard eaa.1ster.

C. Desisn Efric1eno:

!be photograpbB prescribed in the Test DiI'ect1ve plus additionalphotographs showing the damage to th\1 canisters a.od their packages due to therougb-bandJ,1ng test are inoluded as appendix C hereto.

D. FunctiOnal Efficienc,y

The fu.nctional-ef'Uciency testa were conducted in the tollowiagorder:

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2. Sn.mkl. P"gob-a.tion !1m}b)(3):10 usc 130

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VII. DISCUSSION

. At the reqUest of the Chomical Corps Engineerir.g. A.gency, the ProtectiveDivision of the Chemical and Radiological Laboratories attempted to establishrequirements for a rough-handl.1ng test to be ineludod in Specitication No. 97-

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The object of these tests is to detonr-ine if the E40R4 Do~ canister(Modified Dog canister, »12) \'lill lIi thstiJ.nd recent roup.h-handli~ rc iuirementst,o be included in SI·ecification Nfl. 97-52-lA6.

n. Authority

The I\utho'rity for ITelar:JUon of a llan of test \·;tIS derived fr m DisrotJition·Form (AI;;endix I, hereto) frolll Chlcf, Protective Division, to Chief, Test Division,dated 20 Aur,ust 52, 5ub~ect, Modified Dop C~nir-ter MI2 (E40Hk). This test iudesipntlted To~t Division Job F-1209, and \'Iork is char,'eab1e to Ex. o. 1708(Project 4-80-01-002), Job 527, Sl~cial problems, fTotective Division.

In1tintion of f1:l1~l enl:'ineerinr te~t.~ is llouthoM.?ect t.y DfF (ll.n~er.dix II,hereto) fl"Or.1 Chi!:!f, Irotcct1.ve Division, \..0 Chief, Teat D1v1:ii· n, dllted 2 OCtober1952. ~uu.lect, MOllified DCl;" C"inistar ijl2 (FollOW.).

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Chief, Enrinoering Division, CRL

Chief, f~fety ~r~nch, Technical services Div, CRL(1 for tranSlUittal to ~ufety Officer, R&E Cmd)

Chief, Test Division, CRL

Chief J Fiold 0, er.. tiuns Branch, Test Div, CRt(2 i\ 'rl'N : Fina1 1':f1i,ineerinr. Section )

Chief, Materials Br&nch, Te~t Div, CRt(1 ATTN: Test F~p.ineer)

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3. For these canitlt.ers W'ld ~~ further cietnils, cont.·,ct Mr. Frank Soonty,Extension 5255.

•1. It is re :uested thl1t. final engineerin~ test.s be f erromed on the Modified

• Dog Canistf'r Ml2 (E40R4). Ttrl.s cnnister WU!I mcdified throup;h incor}:",ration orsevernl changes to r-ennit it to ~Ilth(jt~nd rough ha!ldlinp,.

2. CRLIR No. 187 has been written, coveriDe' the develoNMnt of the s~b.iect

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lfahle 1" Duage t.o Canister, Dog, E40R4, ae a Result of Ro\1gh Handling

Tab'. 2, Ur-llow ResilStano3, Smoke Penetration, and Gas Life of Canister,Dog, !WIl4

Table 3, Ur-Flow Resistanoe, ~ke Penetration and Gas Lite of Can1stor,after B4 JIaoh1ne llou&h-Handl1na .

Table 4., Air-Flow Ree1atanoe, Smoke fenetratioD and Gas Life of Canisteratter .,. Machine Rau&h-Handling and Drop Teet

Table 5, Jdr-Plow Resistanoe, 5m~ke Penetration, and Gas We of Canister,after 14 laohine Rough-Handling, Drop and Vibration Teste

Table 6, .£t!'ect of Rough HindJing on Canister, Dog, E40R4

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DAMAGE '10 CANISTm,* DOG. B40R4. AS A RESULTOF ROUGH HANOWG

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B40R4 Dog Canister with Simulated Kud..Quard AssEmbly

Packaeed E4OI4 Dog Canister

Interior Arrangement of Pacic:age of E4CB4 Dog Canisters

Canister Packages &!'tel' la-HiD. Exposure to B4 Rough-HandlingHachine .

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Dog Canister Package after E4 Machine Rough Handling, and DropTeat

Sectionalized E4C1l4 Dog Canister

16-12-8 Dog Gas Mask 'Iflith E4OR4 Canisters

E40B4 Dog Canister

Fig. 13, E4OR4 Dog Canister with 84R2 Hud Guard.

Fig. 14, D8mage to E4OIi4 Dog Oan18tel' from E4 Rough Handlin8 Ka.ch1J1e

Pig. 15, Damage to E40R4 Dos Canister from i4 Kamine RolJib-Handlingand Drop Teat

Pig. 16, Damage to Individual E40R4 Dog Oanisters from BoU&h-Handling,U~, WM~ 'lfi~n.ti<W& 't~w.

Fig. la, Damage CaU8ed to Canister a!ter Packaged Rough-Handl.1.ng andDrop 'l'eats

Fig. il, Canister Package after Rough-Handling, Drop, and V1bration­Tested

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2. '!'he above results show tb.at the !Subjeot canister 18 notsat.1lltactory tor use 1n servioe.

,. A project has bien 1n1tia~ in the 'Protective DiY1eion todevelop a. 8uitablo dog ear.\eter.

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1. A H1l1tarJ epecit'''''+,ion to supersede U. S. Arrq Speoification97..52-l46, Qo,"ring the BubJ~ct, item 18 being prepared by tnie Agenq.

2. S1nce the H:.U1t817 specification w111 include a rCQgh handlingtest, it is requested that requil"elllfmts for said test be f'urniohed thisAgen0111'l order that convenion ot the specification lllS1 be expedited.

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