Stagnation pressure activated fuel release mechanism for hypersonic projectiles

Title: Stagnation pressure activated fuel release mechanism for hypersonic projectiles

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A propulsion-assisted projectile has a body, a cowl forming a combustion section and a nozzle section. The body has a fuel reservoir within a central portion of the body, and a fuel activation system located along the central axis of the body and having a portion of the fuel activation system within the fuel reservoir. The fuel activation system has a fuel release piston with a forward sealing member where the fuel release piston is adapted to be moved when the forward sealing member is impacted with an air flow, and an air-flow channel adapted to conduct ambient air during flight to the fuel release piston.

Inventors:

Cartland, Harry E. ^[1]; Hunter, John W. ^[2]

(Menlo Park, CA)
(San Diego, CA)

Issue Date:: 2003-01-01

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 875121

Patent Number(s):: 6536350

Assignee:: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department (Washington, DC) LLNL

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: stagnation; pressure; activated; fuel; release; mechanism; hypersonic; projectiles; propulsion-assisted; projectile; cowl; forming; combustion; section; nozzle; reservoir; central; portion; activation; located; axis; piston; forward; sealing; adapted; moved; impacted; air; flow; air-flow; channel; conduct; ambient; flight; air flow; ambient air; central portion; release mechanism; /102/60/244/

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