Patent ID: 6397753
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: F42B,F42D

Abstract:
A method of shielding a given location from the effects of a detonation of an explosive material comprising the steps of:(a) placing a first fluid storage module on an upper portion of said explosive material; (b) placing a second fluid storage module on the upper portion of said explosive material; (c) coupling said first fluid storage module to said second fluid storage module to form a unitary structure which is positioned on the upper portion of said explosive material; (d) filling said first fluid storage module and said second fluid storage module with a liquid; (e) allowing said liquid within said first fluid storage module and said second fluid storage module to absorb a substantial amount of heat energy generated by hot gases from the detonation of said explosive material, wherein each of said first and second fluid storage modules include: (i) first, second, third, fourth and fifth fluid storage compartments, each of said first, second, third, fourth and fifth fluid storage compartments having a chamber formed therein for storage of said liquid; (ii) a plurality of fluid passageways, a pair of said plurality of fluid passageways connecting the chamber of one of said first, second, third, fourth and fifth fluid storage compartments to the chamber of an adjacent one of said first, second, third, fourth and fifth fluid storage compartments to allow for transfer of said liquid between the chambers of adjacent fluid storage compartments; and (iii) a stem communicating with and extending from the chamber of said first fluid storage compartment, said stem allowing said liquid to be supplied to the chambers of said first, second, third, fourth and fifth fluid storage compartments within said first and second fluid storage modules, said stem also allowing said liquid to be drained from the chambers of said first, second, third, fourth and fifth fluid storage compartments within said first and second fluid storage modules; and (iv) a plurality of handles, a first pair of said plurality of handles being attached to one side of each of said first and second fluid storage modules and a second pair of said plurality of handles being attached to an opposite side of each of said first and second fluid storage modules; and (f) reducing a maximum strike range of hazardous debris from a structure containing said explosive material from about 124 feet to about 13 feet, resulting in a reduction of a maximum strike range of said hazardous debris by about 90%.