Blanking-cap system for an orifice of a conduit, in particular for an orifice of an air-intake duct into the combustion chamber of a ramjet
US6557339B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/0536
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Blanking-cap system for an orifice of a duct, in particular for an orifice of an air-intake duct into the combustion chamber of a ramjet.The blanking-cap system (16) includes a glass blanking cap (15) and a destruction device (17) which comprises a projectile (18) capable of destroying the blanking cap (15), and a controllable projection means (19), which is capable of projecting the said projectile (18) and which is arranged outside the conduit (7) while being oriented in such a way as to be able to project the said projectile (18) onto the said blanking cap (15).
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