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WO2005090898A1 - Ameliorations apportees a des dispositifs d'attenuation d'explosion - Google Patents

Ameliorations apportees a des dispositifs d'attenuation d'explosion Download PDF

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WO2005090898A1
WO2005090898A1 PCT/GB2005/000891 GB2005000891W WO2005090898A1 WO 2005090898 A1 WO2005090898 A1 WO 2005090898A1 GB 2005000891 W GB2005000891 W GB 2005000891W WO 2005090898 A1 WO2005090898 A1 WO 2005090898A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42D—BLASTING
    • F42D5/00—Safety arrangements
    • F42D5/04—Rendering explosive charges harmless, e.g. destroying ammunition; Rendering detonation of explosive charges harmless
    • F42D5/045—Detonation-wave absorbing or damping means

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  • This invention relates to blast mitigation devices of the type which use inflatable water-filled containers made of flexible and rupturable material, typically drop stitch material which generally retains the shape of the container when it is pressurised to form, for example, a blast suppression bin which may be placed over or around a suspect device, such as a bomb placed in a brief case or handbag and left at a target location.
  • a suspect device such as a bomb placed in a brief case or handbag and left at a target location.
  • a problem with dealing with suspect devices is that they can be left in places which are awkward to access, such as by being slid under a seat or table by the person placing the device so that even if it is subsequently detected it may be difficult to inspect and, equally, it may be difficult to mitigate against the effects of any subsequent explosion because of the location of the device.
  • an inflatable wall comprising individual containers hinged with respect to each other so as to enable the wall to be wrapped around a target area, each container being fillable with a liquid such as water to thereafter remain in a substantially upright and rigid condition, the containers thereafter collectively being deployable to form a blast mitigation wall around a suspect device.
  • each container includes a support arm extending from the major plane of the container to thereby ensure that when folded outwards and fully inflated each container and hence the wall is self supporting irrespective of the shape or configuration it is required to assume in order to provide protection for the surroundings.
  • the support arms may conveniently be inflatable with their respective container and include an air inlet and a water inlet.
  • the containers may be hinged to each other by hollow corrugated hinges which allow articulation in any direction about the vertical axis and each hinge being of a size corresponding to the end of each container such that no or substantially no gap is afforded between adjacent containers.
  • each hollow hinge may be water-fillable, either independently or from an adjacent container, and all containers may be pneumatically connected, or each hinge may be connected to a respective single container such that as one container is filled with water it also fills up one hinge, and so on.
  • Pressure relief valves are preferably incorporated in the containers if independently tillable or in at least one of the containers if they are all pneumatically connected, to ensure that the containers are filled to a required pressure only, to thereby avoid bursting.
  • Figure 1 is a plan view of a barricade according to the invention in position around a table and chair
  • Figure 2 is a side elevation of the arrangement of Figure 1 but showing a single barricade element for illustrative purposes.
  • a table 1 and chair 2 are shown in a standard configuration in which a suspect device, in this case a briefcase 3, is disposed on the floor of a building and which would, ordinarily, be difficult to inspect by e.g. a robotically and remotely controlled 'sniffer' vehicle for the presence of e.g. explosives material.
  • the wall 4 is comprised of individual self-supported inflatable segments in the form of containers 5 made e.g. of drop stitch material such that they may be inflated without losing their intended shape, such as being first inflated by air to attain the required shape and then by the use of pressure relief valves the air is subsequently replaced by water to effectively provide a water wall around the suspect device 3.
  • Each container 5 also includes a support arm 6 extending outwardly therefrom and adapted to lie on a floor surface so as to ensure that each segment 5 is self supporting although it will be appreciated that where a number of such segments 5 making up the wall 4 are configured in the manner shown in Figure 1 their geometry already provides that they are self supporting.
  • a corrugated hollow hinge 7 in the form of a bellows, by which adjacent containers 5 may be articulated with respect to each other such that wall 4 may simply be arranged or configured in a straight line, or may be partially curved or entirely encircle a suspect device, or pairs of barricade may be used to do so.
  • the hinges 7, whilst not being as effective for mitigating against a blast from a suspect device, nevertheless help to ensure that flying debris does not escape to the surrounding area in the substantially horizontal direction, which usually causes most damage when an explosion occurs as a result of e.g. a terrorist bomb exploding.
  • the hinges 7 may also be water-fillable, either independently or from an adjacent container 5 such that the entire barrier is effectively a wall of water.
  • the wall 4 is pneumatically connected throughout and is provided with a small bore air inlet valve 8, a large bore water inlet valve 9 and a pressure release valve 10, although it will be understood that where the wall 4 is not pneumatically interconnected each container 5 may have its own air and water inlet valve and pressure release valve.
  • the wall 4 is initially in an uninflated condition and is placed around or adjacent a suspect device, whereafter it is initially filled with air or some other suitable gas, such as nitrogen or C02 under pressure, to quickly inflate the wall 4 to thereby provide an initial, lower, level of protection in the event of the suspect device then exploding, although it is to be understood that where the containers 5 are made of drop stitch material it is known that such material can be quite effective in catching flying debris even without water being present in each container 5.
  • suitable gas such as nitrogen or C02 under pressure
  • water can be introduced into the large bore water inlet, which may conveniently be adapted to fit the end of a fire hose so that when water is available to fill the wall 4, which may be a relatively large structure, it may nevertheless still be filled rapidly, the gas venting through the pressure release valve 10 as water is introduced into the container 5, their respective support arms 6 and the hinges 7 until the wall 4 is completely filled with water and begins to vent through the pressure release valve 10.
  • gas under pressure is not available to initially inflate the wall 4 it will be understood that it may still be inflated by the use of water, even though this may take longer than would ordinarily be the case in respect of using gas under pressure.
  • the invention therefore provides a quickly erectable configurable barrier or wall which is adaptable for use in many circumstances without requiring personnel to physically remove e.g. furniture from around or over a suspect device in order to inspect it or to place e.g. a blast mitigation bin over it until the device can be inspected and dealt with by trained personnel.

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Une paroi gonflable (4) comprend des conteneurs individuels (5) articulés (7) les uns par rapport aux autres de manière à permettre à la paroi d'être enroulée autour d'une zone cible, chaque conteneur pouvant être rempli d'un liquide, notamment de l'eau, afin de rester dans une position rigide et sensiblement verticale, les conteneurs étant déployables collectivement afin de former une paroi d'atténuation d'explosion autour d'un dispositif suspect.
PCT/GB2005/000891 2004-03-16 2005-03-09 Ameliorations apportees a des dispositifs d'attenuation d'explosion Ceased WO2005090898A1 (fr)

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GB0405853A GB0405853D0 (en) 2004-03-16 2004-03-16 Improvements in and relating to blast mitigation devices
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US7421936B2 (en) * 2005-04-22 2008-09-09 Bbn Technologies Corp. Systems and methods for explosive blast wave mitigation
CN102224298A (zh) * 2007-09-07 2011-10-19 尼科斯·穆亚里斯 便携式屏障
US20130227895A1 (en) * 2007-09-07 2013-09-05 Nikos Mouyiaris Portable barrier
DE102013105416B3 (de) * 2013-05-27 2014-09-25 Millenium Packaging GmbH Mobile in ihrer Form flexible Schutzeinrichtung für die Kampfmittelräumung von Sprengkörpern sowie Verfahren zur kontrollierten Sprengung eines Sprengkörpers
US9103135B2 (en) 2007-09-07 2015-08-11 Nikos Mouyiaris Portable barrier
FR3021735A1 (fr) * 2014-05-27 2015-12-04 France Etat Dispositif pour neutraliser les effets d'une explosion, utilisation et procede associes
CN108316735A (zh) * 2018-04-17 2018-07-24 北京理工大学 一种柔性复合防爆挡墙
CN109974548A (zh) * 2019-04-26 2019-07-05 迁安市荣辉通用零部件制造有限公司 一种排爆车及排爆方法
US20220375639A1 (en) * 2019-10-24 2022-11-24 State Atomic Energy Corporation "Rosatom" Acts On Behalf Of The Russian Federation Method of improving the explosion safety of nuclear power plants

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EP0276918A1 (fr) * 1987-01-14 1988-08-03 Cube Overseas Trading Ltd. Dispositif et procédé pour amortir l'onde de choc d'une bombe
US5719350A (en) * 1993-09-24 1998-02-17 John Humphries Parkes Blast and splinter proof screening device and his method of use
DE20220429U1 (de) * 2002-04-10 2003-07-17 TDW Gesellschaft für verteidigungstechnische Wirksysteme mbH, 86529 Schrobenhausen Mobiler Splitterschutz

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EP0276918A1 (fr) * 1987-01-14 1988-08-03 Cube Overseas Trading Ltd. Dispositif et procédé pour amortir l'onde de choc d'une bombe
US5719350A (en) * 1993-09-24 1998-02-17 John Humphries Parkes Blast and splinter proof screening device and his method of use
DE20220429U1 (de) * 2002-04-10 2003-07-17 TDW Gesellschaft für verteidigungstechnische Wirksysteme mbH, 86529 Schrobenhausen Mobiler Splitterschutz

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US7421936B2 (en) * 2005-04-22 2008-09-09 Bbn Technologies Corp. Systems and methods for explosive blast wave mitigation
CN102224298B (zh) * 2007-09-07 2015-01-28 尼科斯·穆亚里斯 便携式屏障
US9650801B2 (en) 2007-09-07 2017-05-16 Nikos Mouyiaris Portable barrier
US20130227895A1 (en) * 2007-09-07 2013-09-05 Nikos Mouyiaris Portable barrier
US8769880B2 (en) 2007-09-07 2014-07-08 Nikos Mouyiaris Portable barrier
CN102224298A (zh) * 2007-09-07 2011-10-19 尼科斯·穆亚里斯 便携式屏障
US9103135B2 (en) 2007-09-07 2015-08-11 Nikos Mouyiaris Portable barrier
US8196357B2 (en) * 2007-09-07 2012-06-12 Nikos Mouyiaris Portable barrier
DE102013105416B3 (de) * 2013-05-27 2014-09-25 Millenium Packaging GmbH Mobile in ihrer Form flexible Schutzeinrichtung für die Kampfmittelräumung von Sprengkörpern sowie Verfahren zur kontrollierten Sprengung eines Sprengkörpers
FR3021735A1 (fr) * 2014-05-27 2015-12-04 France Etat Dispositif pour neutraliser les effets d'une explosion, utilisation et procede associes
CN108316735A (zh) * 2018-04-17 2018-07-24 北京理工大学 一种柔性复合防爆挡墙
CN108316735B (zh) * 2018-04-17 2024-04-26 北京理工大学 一种柔性复合防爆挡墙
CN109974548A (zh) * 2019-04-26 2019-07-05 迁安市荣辉通用零部件制造有限公司 一种排爆车及排爆方法
US20220375639A1 (en) * 2019-10-24 2022-11-24 State Atomic Energy Corporation "Rosatom" Acts On Behalf Of The Russian Federation Method of improving the explosion safety of nuclear power plants
US12224075B2 (en) * 2019-10-24 2025-02-11 State Atomic Energy Corporation “Rosatom” Acts on Behalf of the Russian Federation Method of improving the explosion safety of nuclear power plants

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