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Suppressors made from intermetallic materials
Abstract
Disclosed are several examples of apparatuses for suppressing the blast and flash produced as a projectile is expelled by gases from a firearm. In some examples, gases are diverted away from the central chamber to an expansion chamber by baffles. The gases are absorbed by the expansion chamber and desorbed slowly, thus decreasing pressure and increasing residence time of the gases. In other examples, the gases impinge against a plurality of rods before expanding through passages between the rods to decrease the pressure and increase the residence time of the gases. These and other exemplary suppressors are made from an intermetallic material composition for enhanced strength and oxidation resistance at high operational temperatures.
- Inventors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1163215
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,875,612
- Application Number:
- 13/987,354
- Assignee:
- UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-000822725
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2013 Jul 16
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
Citation Formats
Klett, James W, Muth, Thomas R, and Cler, Dan L. Suppressors made from intermetallic materials. United States: N. p., 2014.
Web.
Klett, James W, Muth, Thomas R, & Cler, Dan L. Suppressors made from intermetallic materials. United States.
Klett, James W, Muth, Thomas R, and Cler, Dan L. 2014.
"Suppressors made from intermetallic materials". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1163215.
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title = {Suppressors made from intermetallic materials},
author = {Klett, James W and Muth, Thomas R and Cler, Dan L},
abstractNote = {Disclosed are several examples of apparatuses for suppressing the blast and flash produced as a projectile is expelled by gases from a firearm. In some examples, gases are diverted away from the central chamber to an expansion chamber by baffles. The gases are absorbed by the expansion chamber and desorbed slowly, thus decreasing pressure and increasing residence time of the gases. In other examples, the gases impinge against a plurality of rods before expanding through passages between the rods to decrease the pressure and increase the residence time of the gases. These and other exemplary suppressors are made from an intermetallic material composition for enhanced strength and oxidation resistance at high operational temperatures.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 04 00:00:00 EST 2014},
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