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The Cannon

This is the cannon in which all of the destruction begins. The highest air pressure to date was 135 PSI projecting a 9# 2x4 @ 131 MPH. It is a collection of PVC pipes, a PVC valve,a spring and an Aluminum barrel.

Air Vapor

Using a high speed camera allows you to see things that occur in less than 1/32 of a second.This picture shows a large amount of expanding air vapor expanding as the 2x4 leaves the end of the barrel.[60 MPH]

Impacted 2x4 Bends 

Her is another example of high speed pictures. It  shows a 2x4 actually bending when it impacts SuperMax Hurricane Shutter.The 2x4 itself absorbs some energy during impact.

Fema 361 Shutter

This is a Product, Custom Hurricane Products developed for the FEMA361 protocol. Demand and production costs made it unfeasible to persevere. The Impact energy equivalates to about 4500 foot ponds compared to Miami /Dade Noa of 350 foot pounds

131 MPH Impact

This is my favorite Fema 361 video. We shot a 2x4 at about 131 MPH using 135 psi air pressure. The 2x4 stopped 65 ft behind the cannon. The camera at 300 frames per second was how we calculated speed. About 5200 foot pounds of energy was created.

Gas Pump Barrier

A customer brought this project in. We designed this project to protect gas pumps during a Hurricane. Impacted at 50 mph it performed well, but the customer only sold one.

Plywood

Amazing People use this as a Hurricane Shutter.

Metal Hurricane Shutter

This metal hurricane shutter stopped total penetration but would have failed in testing. Unfortunately FBC and Miami Dade only require impact at the maximum size , where as impacts of smaller sizes will fail much easier.

Concrete Block Impact

Concrete Block walls also can be penetrated by 2x4. 40 MPH impact.

Metal Roll Down Impact

The 58 mm roll down stopped full penetration but would have failed under testing standards. 58 MPH Impact

SuperMax Hurricane Screen Impact 60 Mph

SuperMax Hurricane screen can be impacted 50x @ 60 MPH and the Fabric does not fail.
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