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Study on Chemical-Biological Protection Performance of the CHEONGUNG's Integrated Protection Unit (천궁체계 교전/사격통제소용 종합식보호장치의 화생방호성능 평가 연구)

  • Shim, Woo-Sup;Ryu, Sam-Gon;Kwon, Tae-Geun
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.75-80
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    • 2012
  • The integrated protection unit of CHEONGUNG is composed of chemical-biological equipment and air conditioner equiped heating element. The protection capabilities against chemical-biological agent were measured by using simulant agents such as n-Hexane, KM5 Screening Smokes and CS agent. The experimental test results with simulant agents verify the protective performance of the integrated protection unit.

Decontamination of Interior of Field Tent Employed Geobacillus stearothermophilus Spores using a Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor System (과산화수소증기 시스템을 이용한 야전용 천막 내 Geobacillus stearothermophilus 아포 제독)

  • Yoon, Sung Nyo;Kim, Yun Ki;Jeung, Jeung Hoon;Yoo, Hyun Sang;Min, Kyung Yool;Kim, Min Cheol;Kim, Se Kye;Ryu, Sam Gon
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.669-674
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the suitability of hydrogen peroxide($H_2O_2$) vapor system for platform interior decontamination. Geobacillus stearothermophilus biological indicator(BI) strips and a field tent were used as a biological simulant and as a simulated platform, respectively. Decontamination was performed based on injection rates and tent sizes with exposure time 60 minutes. We standardized the conditions for the field tent decontamination : 8.0 g/min for $30m^3$($H_2O_2$ vapor concentration of 150~500 ppm, relative humidity of 50 %) and 12.0 g/min for $60m^3$($H_2O_2$ vapor concentration of 250~400 ppm, relative humidity of 55 %). Thus we suggest the system is one of the possible candidates for decontamination of platform interiors.

Breakthrough behaviour of NBC canister against carbon tetrachloride: a simulant for chemical warfare agents

  • Srivastava, Avanish Kumar;Shah, D.;Mahato, T.H.;Singh, Beer;Saxena, A.;Verma, A.K.;Shrivastava, S.;Roy, A.;Yadav, S.S.;Shrivastava, A.R.
    • Carbon letters
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.109-114
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    • 2012
  • A nuclear, biological, chemical (NBC) canister was indigenously developed using active carbon impregnated with ammoniacal salts of copper (II), chromium (VI) and silver (I), and high efficiency particulate aerosol filter media. The NBC canister was evaluated against carbon tetra chloride ($CCl_4$) vapours, which were used as a simulant for persistent chemical warfare agents under dynamic conditions for testing breakthrough times of canisters of gas masks in the National Approval Test of Respirators. The effects of $CCl_4$ concentration, test flow rate, temperature, and relative humidity (RH) on the breakthrough time of the NBC canister against $CCl_4$ vapour were also studied. The impregnated carbon that filled the NBC canister was characterized for surface area and pore volume by $N_2$ adsorption-desorption isotherm at liquid nitrogen temperature. The study clearly indicated that the NBC canister provides adequate protection against $CCl_4$ vapours. The breakthrough time decreased with the increase of the $CCl_4$ concentration and flow rate. The variation in temperature and RH did not significantly affect the breakthrough behaviour of the NBC canister at high vapour concentration of $CCl_4$, whereas the breakthrough time of the NBC canister was reduced by an increase of RH at low $CCl_4$ vapour concentration.