Gas powered fluid gun with recoil mitigation
Abstract
A gas powered fluid gun for propelling a stream or slug of a fluid at high velocity toward a target. Recoil mitigation is provided that reduces or eliminates the associated recoil forces, with minimal or no backwash. By launching a quantity of water in the opposite direction, net momentum forces are reduced or eliminated. Examples of recoil mitigation devices include a cone for making a conical fluid sheet, a device forming multiple impinging streams of fluid, a cavitating venturi, one or more spinning vanes, or an annular tangential entry/exit.
- Inventors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1108604
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,579,209
- Application Number:
- 12/948,801
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
Citation Formats
Grubelich, Mark C, and Yonas, Gerold. Gas powered fluid gun with recoil mitigation. United States: N. p., 2013.
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Grubelich, Mark C, & Yonas, Gerold. Gas powered fluid gun with recoil mitigation. United States.
Grubelich, Mark C, and Yonas, Gerold. 2013.
"Gas powered fluid gun with recoil mitigation". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1108604.
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title = {Gas powered fluid gun with recoil mitigation},
author = {Grubelich, Mark C and Yonas, Gerold},
abstractNote = {A gas powered fluid gun for propelling a stream or slug of a fluid at high velocity toward a target. Recoil mitigation is provided that reduces or eliminates the associated recoil forces, with minimal or no backwash. By launching a quantity of water in the opposite direction, net momentum forces are reduced or eliminated. Examples of recoil mitigation devices include a cone for making a conical fluid sheet, a device forming multiple impinging streams of fluid, a cavitating venturi, one or more spinning vanes, or an annular tangential entry/exit.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 12 00:00:00 EST 2013},
month = {Tue Nov 12 00:00:00 EST 2013}
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