Propelling material formed in strips for use in large caliber guns
US6209460A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 9, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B5/16
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides an improved propellant system for firing projectiles in large caliber guns. Strips of energetic propellant are placed in the cartridge case so that the lengths of the strips are parallel to the length of the cartridge. Preferably, the strips are placed in a radially symmetric pattern. The strips provide passageways that allow ignition gasses to flow radially in the cartridge case and along the length of the cartridge case.
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