Appendix 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
≤0.5236142 0.7263158 1291175 2346208 3378227 5419251 7445267 10474284 15506304 20529317 30561337 31563338 50601361 70628377 100658395 150815489 200927556 3001085651 4501243746

1 To calculate distance d to a public area from NEW:

NEW ≤0.5 lbs: d = 236

0.5 lbs <NEW <100 lbs: d = 291.3 + [79.2 *ln(NEW)]

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 e x.

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<NEW ≤30,000 lbs1,250750. 30,000 lbs<NEW ≤100,000 lbs40*NEW 1/30.60*(Distance to Public Area). 100,000 lbs<NEW ≤250,000 lbs2.42*NEW 0.5770.60*(Distance to Public Area). 250,000 lbs<NEW50*NEW 1/30.60*(Distance to Public Area).

1 To calculate NEW from distance d to a public area:

1, 243 ft<d ≤1,857 ft: NEW = d 3/64,000

1, 857 ft<d ≤3,150 ft: NEW = 0.2162 * d 1.7331

3,150 ft<d: NEW = d 3/125,000

NEW is in lbs; d is in ft.

Table E-3—Division 1.1 Intraline Distances 1 2 3

NEW
(lbs)
Intraline
Distance
(ft)
5066 7074 10084 15096 200105 300120 500143 700160 1,000180 1,500206 2,000227 3,000260 5,000308 7,000344 10,000388 15,000444 20,000489 30,000559 50,000663 70,000742 100,000835 150,000956 200,0001,053 300,0001,205 500,000 31,429 700,0001,598 1,000,0001,800 1,500,0002,060 2,000,0002,268 3,000,0002,596 5,000,0003,078

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 = d 3/5,832

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) 1Intraline
distance (ft) 2
≤10007550 1,5008256 2,0008961 3,00010168 5,00011780 7,00013088 10,00014598 15,000164112 20,000180122 30,000204138 50,000240163 70,000268181 100,000300204 150,000346234 200,000385260 300,000454303 500,000569372 700,000668428 1,000,000800500 1,500,000936577 2,000,0001,008630

1 To calculate distance d to a public area or traffic route from NEW:

NEW ≤1,000lbs

d= 75 ft

1,000 lbs<NEW ≤96,000 lbs

d = exp[2.47 + 0.2368*(ln(NEW)) + 0.00384*(ln(NEW)) 2]

96,000 lbs<NEW ≤1,000,000 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 e x; 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<d≤800 ft

NEW = exp[7.395 + (−124.002 + 24.716*(ln(d)))1/2]

800 ft<d

NEW = d 3/512

NEW is in lbs; d is in ft; exp[x] is e x; ln is natural logarithm

2 To calculate intraline distance d from NEW:

NEW ≤1,000 lbs

d = 50 ft

1,000 lbs<NEW ≤84,000 lbs

d = exp[2.0325 + 0.2488*(ln(NEW)) + 0.00313* (ln(NEW)) 2]

84,000 lbs<NEW ≤1,000,000 lbs

d= exp[4.3380.1695*(ln(NEW)) + 0.0221*(ln(NEW)) 2]

1,000,000 lbs<NEW

d = 5*NEW 1/3

NEW is in pounds; d is in feet; exp[x] is e x; 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<d≤500 ft

NEW = exp[3.834 + (−181.58 + 45.249*(ln(d)))1/2]

500 ft≤d

NEW = d 3/125

NEW is in pounds; d is in feet; exp[x] is e x; ln is natural logarithm

Table E-5—Energetic Liquid Explosive Equivalents 1 2 3

Energetic liquids TNT Equivalence TNT Equivalence Static Test StandsLaunch Pads. LO2/LH2See Note 3See Note 3. LO2/LH2 + LO2/RP-1Sum 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-110%20% up to 500,000 lbs
Plus 10% over 500,000 lbs
IRFNA/UDMH10%10%. N204/UDMH + N2H45%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*W 2/3, 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 alcohol6.668 Hydrazine8.468 Hydrogen peroxide (90 percent)11.668 Liquid hydrogen0.59−423 Liquid oxygen9.5−297 Red fuming nitric acid (IRFNA)12.977 RP-16.868 UDMH6.668 UDMH/Hydrazine7.568

Table E-7—Separation Distance Criteria for Storage of Hydrogen Peroxide in Concentrations of More than 91 Percent 1 2

Quantity
(lbs)
Intraline distance or distance to public area or distance to public traffic route
(ft)
10,000510 15,000592 20,000651 30,000746 50,000884 70,000989 100,0001114 150,0001275 200,0001404 300,0001607 500,0001905

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 OverNot OverDistance in feetDistance in feetOverNot OverDistance in feetDistance in feet 60,00070,0001,200130 1002006003570,00080,0001,200130 2003006004080,00090,0001,200135 3004006004590,000100,0001,200135 40050060050100,000125,0001,800140 50060060050125,000150,0001,800145 60070060055150,000175,0001,800150 70080060055175,000200,0001,800155 80090060060200,000250,0001,800160 9001,00060060250,000300,0001,800165 1,0002,00060065300,000350,0001,800170 2,0003,00060070350,000400,0001,800175 3,0004,00060075400,000450,0001,800180 4,0005,00060080450,000500,0001,800180 5,0006,00060080500,000600,0001,800185 6,0007,00060085600,000700,0001,800190 7,0008,00060085700,000800,0001,800195 8,0009,00060090800,000900,0001,800200 9,00010,00060090900,0001,000,0001,800205 10,00015,0001,200951,000,0002,000,0001,800235 15,00020,0001,2001002,000,0003,000,0001,800255 20,00025,0001,2001053,000,0004,000,0001,800265 25,00030,0001,2001104,000,0005,000,0001,800275 30,00035,0001,2001105,000,0006,000,0001,800285 35,00040,0001,2001156,000,0007,000,0001,800295 40,00045,0001,2001207,000,0008,000,0001,800300 45,00050,0001,2001208,000,0009,000,0001,800305 50,00060,0001,2001259,000,00010,000,0001,800310
[Doc. No. FAA-2011-0105, 77 FR 55116, Sept. 7, 2012]