Ammunition and explosives – Shells – Shrapnel
Patent
1994-12-20
1996-07-16
Tudor, Harold J.
Ammunition and explosives
Shells
Shrapnel
102389, 102489, 102491, F42B 1232
Patent
active
055356796
ABSTRACT:
A plurality of objects is deployed in generally radial directions at a low velocity in order to achieve a predetermined pattern of the deployed objects. The device has an inner wall member (20), an annular body (43) of low velocity explosive, at least a first plurality of objects (56) in a first annular array (51) and a second plurality of objects (56) in a second annular array (52) positioned coaxially with and exteriorly of the annular body (43) of low velocity explosive, the arrays being positioned at different locations along the length of the annular body (43) of low velocity explosive such that the objects in each array are provided with an amount of energy different from that provided to each of the objects in the adjacent array. Each of the objects (56) has a shape which minimizes aerodynamically induced deviations in the path of the object during deployment, a mass of at least 50 grams, and a density of at least 15 g/cc. The objects (56) can be positioned in a matrix (57 ) of a synthetic polymeric material containing hollow glass microspheres. The low velocity explosive has a detonation velocity of less than 5500 meters per second, and the resulting radial deployment velocity of the objects is less than about 1000 feet per second.
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Loral Vought Systems Corporation
Tudor Harold J.
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