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Pt. 420, App. E
Appendix E to Part 420—Tables for Explosive Site Plan
Table E-1—Division 1.1 Distances to a Public Area or Public Traffic Route for NEW ≤450 lbs
NEW(lbs.)
Distance to public area(ft) 1 2
Distance to public traffic route distance(ft) 2
≤0.5
236
142
0.7
263
158
1
291
175
2
346
208
3
378
227
5
419
251
7
445
267
10
474
284
15
506
304
20
529
317
30
561
337
31
563
338
50
601
361
70
628
377
100
658
395
150
815
489
200
927
556
300
1085
651
450
1243
746
1 To calculate distance d to a public area from NEW:
NEW ≤0.5 lbs: d = 236
0.5 lbs
100 lbs ≤NEW ≤450 lbs: d = −1133.9 + [389 *ln(NEW)]
NEW is in lbs; d is in ft; ln is natural logarithm.
To calculate maximum NEW given distance d (noting that d can never be less than 236 ft):
0 ≤d <236 ft: Not allowed (d cannot be less than 236 ft)
236 ft ≤d <658 ft: NEW = exp [(d/79.2)-3.678]
658 ft ≤d <1250 ft: NEW = exp [(d/389) + 2.914]
NEW is in lbs; d is in ft; exp[x] is ex.
2 The public traffic route distance is 60 percent of the distance to a public area.
Table E-2—Division 1.1 Distance to Public Area and Public Traffic Route for NEW >450 lbs
NEW (lbs)
Distance to public area(ft) 1
Distance to public traffic route(ft)
450 lbs
1,250
750.
30,000 lbs
40*NEW 1/3
0.60*(Distance to Public Area).
100,000 lbs
2.42*NEW 0.577
0.60*(Distance to Public Area).
250,000 lbs
50*NEW 1/3
0.60*(Distance to Public Area).
1 To calculate NEW from distance d to a public area:
1, 243 ft3/64,000
1, 857 ft1.7331
3,150 ft3/125,000
NEW is in lbs; d is in ft.
Table E-3—Division 1.1 Intraline Distances 1 2 3
NEW(lbs)
IntralineDistance (ft)
50
66
70
74
100
84
150
96
200
105
300
120
500
143
700
160
1,000
180
1,500
206
2,000
227
3,000
260
5,000
308
7,000
344
10,000
388
15,000
444
20,000
489
30,000
559
50,000
663
70,000
742
100,000
835
150,000
956
200,000
1,053
300,000
1,205
500,000 3
1,429
700,000
1,598
1,000,000
1,800
1,500,000
2,060
2,000,000
2,268
3,000,000
2,596
5,000,000
3,078
1 To calculate intraline distance d from NEW:
d = 18*NEW 1/3
NEW is in pounds; d is in feet
2 To calculate maximum NEW from given intraline distance d:
NEW = d3/5,832
NEW is in pounds; d is in feet.
3 NEW values of more than 500,000 lbs only apply to liquid propellants with TNT equivalents equal to those NEW values. The intraline distances for NEW greater than 500,000 pounds do not apply to division 1.1 explosives.
Table E-4—Division 1.3 Separation Distances
NEW (lbs)
Distance to public area or public traffic route (ft) 1
Intralinedistance (ft) 2
≤1000
75
50
1,500
82
56
2,000
89
61
3,000
101
68
5,000
117
80
7,000
130
88
10,000
145
98
15,000
164
112
20,000
180
122
30,000
204
138
50,000
240
163
70,000
268
181
100,000
300
204
150,000
346
234
200,000
385
260
300,000
454
303
500,000
569
372
700,000
668
428
1,000,000
800
500
1,500,000
936
577
2,000,000
1,008
630
1 To calculate distance d to a public area or traffic route from NEW:
NEW ≤1,000lbs
  d= 75 ft
1,000 lbs
  d = exp[2.47 + 0.2368*(ln(NEW)) + 0.00384*(ln(NEW))2]
96,000 lbs
  d = exp[7.2297−0.5984*(ln(NEW)) + 0.04046*(ln(NEW))2]
NEW >1,000,000 lbs
  d = 8*NEW 1/3
NEW is in pounds; d is in feet; exp[x] is ex; ln is natural logarithm.
To calculate NEW from distance d to a public area or traffic route (noting that d cannot be less than 75 ft):
0 ≤d <75 ft:
  Not allowed (d cannot be less than 75 ft) for NEW ≤1000 lbs
75 ft ≤d≤296 ft
  NEW = exp[−30.833 + (307.465 + 260.417*(ln(d)))1/2]
296 ft
  NEW = exp[7.395 + (−124.002 + 24.716*(ln(d)))1/2]
800 ft
  NEW = d3/512
NEW is in lbs; d is in ft; exp[x] is ex; ln is natural logarithm
2 To calculate intraline distance d from NEW:
NEW ≤1,000 lbs
  d = 50 ft
1,000 lbs
  d = exp[2.0325 + 0.2488*(ln(NEW)) + 0.00313* (ln(NEW))2]
84,000 lbs
  d= exp[4.3380.1695*(ln(NEW)) + 0.0221*(ln(NEW))2]
1,000,000 lbs
  d = 5*NEW 1/3
NEW is in pounds; d is in feet; exp[x] is ex; ln is natural logarithm
To calculate NEW from an intraline distance d:
0 ≤d <50 ft:
  Not allowed (d cannot be less than 50 ft) for NEW ≤1000 lbs
50 ft ≤d≤192 ft
  NEW = exp[−39.744 + (930.257 + 319.49*(ln(d)))1/2]
192 ft
  NEW = exp[3.834 + (−181.58 + 45.249*(ln(d)))1/2]
500 ft≤d
  NEW = d3/125
NEW is in pounds; d is in feet; exp[x] is ex; ln is natural logarithm
Table E-5—Energetic Liquid Explosive Equivalents1 2 3
Energetic liquids
TNT Equivalence
TNT Equivalence
Static Test Stands
Launch Pads.
LO2/LH2
See Note 3
See Note 3.
LO2/LH2 + LO2/RP-1
Sum of (see Note 3 for LO2/LH2) + (10% for LO2/RP1)
Sum of (see Note 3 for LO2/LH2) + (20% for LO2/RP1).
LO2/RP-1
10%
20% up to 500,000 lbsPlus 10% over 500,000 lbs
IRFNA/UDMH
10%
10%.
N204/UDMH + N2H4
5%
10%.
1 A launch site operator must use the percentage factors of table E-5 to determine TNT equivalencies of incompatible energetic liquids that are within an intraline distance of each other.
2 A launch site operator may substitute the following energetic liquids to determine TNT equivalency under this table as follows:
Alcohols or other hydrocarbon for RP-1
H2O2 for LO2 (only when H2O2 is in combination with RP-1 or equivalent hydrocarbon fuel)
MMH for N2H4, UDMH, or combinations of the two.
3 TNT equivalency for LO2/LH2 is the larger of:
(a) TNT equivalency of 8*W2/3, where W is the weight of LO2/LH2 in lbs; or
(b) 14 percent of the LO2/LH2 weight.
Table E-6—Factors To Use When Converting Energetic Liquid Densities
Item
Density(lb/gal)
Temperature( °F)
Ethyl alcohol
6.6
68
Hydrazine
8.4
68
Hydrogen peroxide (90 percent)
11.6
68
Liquid hydrogen
0.59
−423
Liquid oxygen
9.5
−297
Red fuming nitric acid (IRFNA)
12.9
77
RP-1
6.8
68
UDMH
6.6
68
UDMH/Hydrazine
7.5
68
Table E-7—Separation Distance Criteria for Storage of Hydrogen Peroxide in Concentrations of More than 91 Percent1 2
Quantity(lbs)
Intraline distance or distance to public area or distance to public traffic route(ft)
10,000
510
15,000
592
20,000
651
30,000
746
50,000
884
70,000
989
100,000
1114
150,000
1275
200,000
1404
300,000
1607
500,000
1905
1 Multiple tanks containing hydrogen peroxide in concentrations of greater than 91 percent may be located at distances less than those required by table E-7; however, if the tanks are not separated from each other by 10 percent of the distance specified for the largest tank, then the launch site operator must use the total contents of all tanks to calculate each intraline distance and the distance to each public area and each public traffic route.
2 A launch site operator may use the equations below to determine permissible distance or quantity between the entries of table E-7:
W >10,000 lbs  Distance = 24 * W1/3
Where Distance is in ft and W is in lbs.
To calculate weight of hydrogen peroxide from a distance d:
d >75 ft
W = exp[−134.286 + 71.998*(ln(d)) −12.363*(ln(d))2 + 0.7229*(ln(d))3]
Table E-8—Separation Distance Criteria for Storage of Liquid Hydrogen and Bulk Quantities of Hydrazine
Pounds of energetic liquid
Pounds of energetic liquid
Public area and intraline distance to incompatible energetic liquids
Intraline distance to compatible energetic liquids
Pounds of energetic liquid
Pounds of energetic liquid
Public area and intraline distance to incompatible energetic liquids
Intraline distance to compatible energetic liquids
Over
Not Over
Distance in feet
Distance in feet
Over
Not Over
Distance in feet
Distance in feet
60,000
70,000
1,200
130
100
200
600
35
70,000
80,000
1,200
130
200
300
600
40
80,000
90,000
1,200
135
300
400
600
45
90,000
100,000
1,200
135
400
500
600
50
100,000
125,000
1,800
140
500
600
600
50
125,000
150,000
1,800
145
600
700
600
55
150,000
175,000
1,800
150
700
800
600
55
175,000
200,000
1,800
155
800
900
600
60
200,000
250,000
1,800
160
900
1,000
600
60
250,000
300,000
1,800
165
1,000
2,000
600
65
300,000
350,000
1,800
170
2,000
3,000
600
70
350,000
400,000
1,800
175
3,000
4,000
600
75
400,000
450,000
1,800
180
4,000
5,000
600
80
450,000
500,000
1,800
180
5,000
6,000
600
80
500,000
600,000
1,800
185
6,000
7,000
600
85
600,000
700,000
1,800
190
7,000
8,000
600
85
700,000
800,000
1,800
195
8,000
9,000
600
90
800,000
900,000
1,800
200
9,000
10,000
600
90
900,000
1,000,000
1,800
205
10,000
15,000
1,200
95
1,000,000
2,000,000
1,800
235
15,000
20,000
1,200
100
2,000,000
3,000,000
1,800
255
20,000
25,000
1,200
105
3,000,000
4,000,000
1,800
265
25,000
30,000
1,200
110
4,000,000
5,000,000
1,800
275
30,000
35,000
1,200
110
5,000,000
6,000,000
1,800
285
35,000
40,000
1,200
115
6,000,000
7,000,000
1,800
295
40,000
45,000
1,200
120
7,000,000
8,000,000
1,800
300
45,000
50,000
1,200
120
8,000,000
9,000,000
1,800
305
50,000
60,000
1,200
125
9,000,000
10,000,000
1,800
310
[Doc. No. FAA-2011-0105, 77 FR 55116, Sept. 7, 2012]