Explosive laser light initiation of propellants
Abstract
A improved initiator for artillery shell using an explosively generated laser light to uniformly initiate the propellent. A small quantity of a high explosive, when detonated, creates a high pressure and temperature, causing the surrounding noble gas to fluoresce. This fluorescence is directed into a lasing material, which lases, and directs laser light into a cavity in the propellant, uniformly initiating the propellant.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6252121
- Patent Number(s):
- 5212339
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-858457
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 27 Mar 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; WEAPONS; DESIGN; AMMUNITION; CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES; DETONATIONS; FLUORESCENCE; LASER RADIATION; MILITARY EQUIPMENT; PROPELLANTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EQUIPMENT; EXPLOSIVES; LUMINESCENCE; RADIATIONS; 450000* - Military Technology, Weaponry, & National Defense
Citation Formats
Piltch, M S. Explosive laser light initiation of propellants. United States: N. p., 1993.
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Piltch, M S. Explosive laser light initiation of propellants. United States.
Piltch, M S. Tue .
"Explosive laser light initiation of propellants". United States.
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abstractNote = {A improved initiator for artillery shell using an explosively generated laser light to uniformly initiate the propellent. A small quantity of a high explosive, when detonated, creates a high pressure and temperature, causing the surrounding noble gas to fluoresce. This fluorescence is directed into a lasing material, which lases, and directs laser light into a cavity in the propellant, uniformly initiating the propellant.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue May 18 00:00:00 EDT 1993},
month = {Tue May 18 00:00:00 EDT 1993}
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