Apparatus for and method of accelerating a projectile through a

Details Apparatus for and method of accelerating a projectile through a Apparatus for and method of accelerating a projectile through a

1986-11-12

1990-03-13

Bentley, Stephen C.

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Accelerating

89 2805, 124 3, F41F 102

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049074873

ABSTRACT:
A high pressure plasma initially formed from a fluidizable substance in a confined region of a passage behind a projectile in the passage initially accelerates the projectile toward an open end of the passage. The plasma in the confined region is ohmically heated to a higher pressure by a discharge current flowing longitudinally through the passage and the projectile.

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