Gun barrel for tank

Details Gun barrel for tank Gun barrel for tank

1987-01-22

1988-06-28

Terapane, John F.

Ordnance

Barrels

With heat exchanger

16510426, F41F 1714

Patent

active

047531541

ABSTRACT:
A gun barrel structure for a tank having improved heat dissipation properties and accordingly improved accuracy. The gun barrel of the tank is surrounded by a cylindrical heat pipe containing a working fluid. The heat pipe may be constituted by concentric inner and outer cylinders with the working fluid therebetween, or by a single cylinder surrounding the gun barrel with the working fluid held between the outer surface of the gun barrel and the inner surface of the cylinder. Preferably, the heat pipe is divided into a plurality of separate sections disposed along the barrel. A wick holding the working fluid may also be employed.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2935912 (1960-05-01), Hartley
patent: 3820596 (1974-06-01), Weinhardt et al.
patent: 4346643 (1982-08-01), Taylor et al.

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