Combustion augmented plasma gun

Details Combustion augmented plasma gun Combustion augmented plasma gun

1988-04-18

1990-01-23

Bentley, Stephen C.

Ordnance

Pneumatic

89 8, 102440, F41F 104

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active

048950629

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for providing a controlled increase in muzzle velocity of a projectile while reducing peak value of gas pressure inside a gun barrel. A cartridge includes an elongated body having a central bore divided into three chambers, with a fuel chamber separated from an oxidizer chamber and an elongated capillary chamber by a plurality of membranes. A fuse wire and a power supply vaporize a plasma base in the capillary chamber and provide a controlled jet to provide combustion between a second fuel in the fuel chamber and an oxidizer material in the oxidizer chamber. The power supply controls the fuel-oxidizer combustion rate to obtain a relatively steady pressure of long duration against the projectile which results in high projectile velocity with relatively low peak values of pressure in the gun barrel.

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patent: 4352397 (1982-10-01), Christopher
patent: 4711154 (1987-12-01), Chryssomallis et al.
patent: 4715261 (1987-12-01), Goldstein et al.

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