Projectile with reduced base drag
US4813635A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 1986 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/82
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A projectile having a downstream extending surface of revolution which terminates as a blunt base has a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart U-shaped, downstream extending troughs in its surface. Each trough is essentially aligned with the direction of the bulk fluid flow adjacent the surface in the vicinity of the trough, and intersects the blunt base to form a trough outlet therein. The troughs are appropriately spaced apart, sized and configured to flow full over their entire length and to cause fluid to flow into the space immediately behind the blunt base, thereby reducing base drag on the projectile.
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