Apparatus for and method of accelerating a projectile through a capillary passage and projectile therefor
US4907487A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 1986 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41B6/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A high pressure plasma initially formed from a fluidizable substance in a confined region of a passage behind a projectile in the passage initially accelerates the projectile toward an open end of the passage. The plasma in the confined region is ohmically heated to a higher pressure by a discharge current flowing longitudinally through the passage and the projectile.
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