Gas powered fluid gun with recoil mitigation
US8579209B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 18, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B1/3402
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gas powered fluid gun for propelling a stream or slug of a fluid at high velocity toward a target. Recoil mitigation is provided that reduces or eliminates the associated recoil forces, with minimal or no backwash. By launching a quantity of water in the opposite direction, net momentum forces are reduced or eliminated. Examples of recoil mitigation devices include a cone for making a conical fluid sheet, a device forming multiple impinging streams of fluid, a cavitating venturi, one or more spinning vanes, or an annular tangential entry/exit.
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