Cooling of weapons with graphite foam
Abstract
Disclosed are examples of an apparatus for cooling a barrel 12 of a firearm 10 and examples of a cooled barrel assembly 32 for installation into an existing firearm 10. When assembled with the barrel 12, a contact surface 16 of a shell 14 is proximate to, and in thermal communication with, the outer surface of the barrel 18. The shell 14 is formed of commercially available or modified graphite foam.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1531386
- Patent Number(s):
- 10161700
- Application Number:
- 15/349,044
- Assignee:
- UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F41 - WEAPONS F41A - FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2016-11-11
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Klett, James W., and Trammell, Michael P. Cooling of weapons with graphite foam. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web.
Klett, James W., & Trammell, Michael P. Cooling of weapons with graphite foam. United States.
Klett, James W., and Trammell, Michael P. Tue .
"Cooling of weapons with graphite foam". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1531386.
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title = {Cooling of weapons with graphite foam},
author = {Klett, James W. and Trammell, Michael P.},
abstractNote = {Disclosed are examples of an apparatus for cooling a barrel 12 of a firearm 10 and examples of a cooled barrel assembly 32 for installation into an existing firearm 10. When assembled with the barrel 12, a contact surface 16 of a shell 14 is proximate to, and in thermal communication with, the outer surface of the barrel 18. The shell 14 is formed of commercially available or modified graphite foam.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {2018},
month = {12}
}
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