CONTENTS 



Page 



INTRODUCTION ..... 1 



DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT 1 



Functional Description 4 



Anchor Design 4 



PROJECTED BALLISTIC PERFORMANCE 8 



TEST PROGRAM . . t 10 



Land Tests 10 



Sea Tests 11 



EVALUATION OF ANCHOR PERFORMANCE 15 



SUMMARY 15 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



Figure 1. CEL 10K Propellant-actuated anchor 1 



Figure 2. Schematic of the CEL 1 0K propellant-actuated anchor ... 3 



Figure 3. CEL 10K anchor f luke-to-downhaul-cable connection .... 5 



Figure 4. CEL 1 0K anchor firing mechanism 6 



Figure 5. CEL 1 0K anchor cartridge assembly 7 



Figure 6. Projectile velocity versus water depth for the CEL 



1 0K anchor at various charge weights. The projectile 



used is the 173-pound, 2 x 2-foot fluke; the 



propellant Is M6, 0. 0579-Inch web 8 



Figure 7. Projectile velocity versus water depth for the CEL 



1 0K anchor at various charge weights. The projectile 



used is the 148-pound, 1 x 2-foot fluke; the 



propellant is M6, 0. 0579-Inch web 9 



Figure 8. Charge weight versus water depth for the CEL 10K 



anchor using M6 propellant with 0.0579-inch web size. . . 9 



Figure 9. Plot of experimental and predicted pressures versus 



charge weight 12 



Figure 10. Pressure versus time for the lant tests of the 1 0K 



anchor at four charge weights 13 



