Hybrid armature projectile

Patent · Tue Mar 02 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:6252120

Hawke, R S; Asay, J R; Hall, C A; Konrad, C H; Sauve, G L; Shahinpoor, M; Susoeff, A R

A projectile for a railgun that uses a hybrid armature and provides a seed block around part of the outer surface of the projectile to seed the hybrid plasma brush. In addition, the hybrid armature is continuously vaporized to replenish plasma in a plasma armature to provide a tandem armature and provides a unique ridge and groove to reduce plasma blowby.

• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48; AC04-76DP00789
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5191164; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-678430
• OSTI ID: 6252120
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 1 Apr 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
RAILGUN ACCELERATORS
ARMATURES
EVAPORATION
MILITARY EQUIPMENT
PLASMA
PLASMA PRODUCTION
PROJECTILES
ACCELERATORS
EQUIPMENT
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
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Weaponry
& National Defense