1. Inquiry
HDIAC received the following technical inquiry (TI) from a researcher at Battelle supporting the Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH:
Looking for any technical reports available that describe testing of on-board oxygen generation system (OBOGS) systems in the presence of chemical agents or simulants [1].
2. HDIAC Response
HDIAC conducted a literature search and review of the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Research & Engineering (R&E) Gateway and a review of a dataset that HDIAC has been developing during work on an ongoing core analysis task (CAT) for the Joint Program Manager CBRN Protection (JPM-P) related to Contamination Mitigation.
3. Literature Review
Searches of DTIC’s R&E Gateway and HDIAC’s Contamination Mitigation CAT dataset were performed to determine what reports were available. The search term “OBOGS” AND (“CBRN” OR “Chemical Agent” OR “Simulant“) returned 275 results from the R&E Gateway. A manual review of the several hundred documents in the HDIAC Contamination Mitigation dataset was also conducted and did not yield any results pertaining to the performance of OBOGS. Table 1 lists the documents that contained information from the testing of OBOGS against chemical agents or simulants following a review and analysis of the returned results.
Table 1:Â Results of R&E Gateway and Contamination Mitigation Literature Searches
|
Title / Author(s) / Organization |
Date Published/ Accession No./ Distribution Statement |
| Advanced Oxygen Systems for Aircraft (Systemes d’Oxygene Avances)
Author(s): Ernsting, John, Miller, Richard L. Org: ADVISORY GROUP FOR AEROSPACE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE (FRANCE) |
1996-04-01
ADA306996 A – Approved for Public Release |
| Filtration of Chemical Agents in U.S. Aircraft Oxygen Generation System
Author(s): McDonald, John, Kay, Robert Org: AIRESEARCH MFG. CO., TORRANCE, CA |
1988-12-01
ADB129101 C – US Government Agencies and their Contractors only X – Export Controlled |
| Formal Test Report for the Chemical/Biological Agent Intrusion into Aircraft Environmental Control Systems and a Viable Mitigating Method
Author(s): Chinn, Kenneth S. Org: WEST DESERT TEST CENTER, DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, UTAH |
2001-11-01
ADB275472 B – US Government Access Only |
| Evaluation of F-16 Cockpit Purge Efficiency from a Chemical Vapor Challenge
Author(s): Jensen, Jerry G., Davis, William, Theys, Angela, Greer, William T., Murdock, Richard C., Adams, Scott T. Org: LEIDOS, ALEXANDRIA, VA |
2019-09-05
AD1082367 D – DoD and DoD Contrs Only X – Export Controlled |
| Chemical Agent Challenges of the On-Board Oxygen Generation System (OBOGS)
Author(s): Whiting, John H., Sutton, Gary L. Org: ARMY DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, UT, MATERIEL TEST DIRECTORATE |
1983-08-01
CBRNIAC-CB-153365 B – US Government Access Only |
| On-Board Oxygen Generation System Chemical Filtration
Author(s): Mahle, John, Hoene, Jeffery, Weller, Edward, Bruni, Eric, Carey, Gary, Jenkins, Amanda Org: ARMY EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD, RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DIR |
2015-09-01
ADB411053 C – US Government Agencies and their Contractors only |
| Pressure Swing Adsorption Air Filtration Technology Evaluation for Chemical Agent Protection
Author(s): Thompson, Jerry D., Buettner, Leonard C., Mahle, John J. Org: EDGEWOOD RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD |
1993-05-01
CBRNIAC-CB-023654 B – US Government Access Only |
| The Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft Chemical and Biological Survivability System Level Qualification, Live Fire Test and Evaluation Report
Author(s): Greer, William T., Theys, Angela M., Nemes, G. J., Lorch, Daniel Org: 711th HUMAN PERFORMANCE WING, AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OH |
2018-11-02
AD1069975 D – DoD and DoD Contractors Only |
| Filtration of Chemical Agents in U.S. Aircraft Oxygen Generation System
Author(s): McDonald, John, Kay, Robert Org: AIRESEARCH MFG. CO., TORRANCE, CA |
1986-01-17
ADB102688 C – US Government Agencies and their Contractors only X – Export Controlled |
| Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) Protection Concepts for the Utility Helicopters
Author(s): Claeys, Henry M., Smisek, Richard F. Org: AIRESEARCH MFG. CO., TORRANCE, CA |
1986-02-01
ADB100438 C – US Government Agencies and their Contractors only |
| Evaluation of F-22 Cockpit Purge Efficiency from a Chemical Vapor Challenge
Author(s): Jensen, Jerry G., Davis, William, Theys, Angela, Greer, William T., Murdock, Richard C., Adams, Scott T. Org: LEIDOS, ALEXANDRIA,VA |
2018-12-01
AD1071131 D – DoD and DoD Contrs Only X – Export Controlled |
The documents listed in Table 1 vary in their distribution statements. Files of interest to the agency can be provided via the DoD SAFE file transfer system following confirmation of a valid .mil email address to use in sending the documents.
Reference
[1] G. Stickel. OBOGS performance against chemical agents, osTicket inquiry correspondence, October 14, 2020.