Closed vessel arrangement for safe destruction of rocket motors
US8661960B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 21, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23G2209/16
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a closed vessel arrangement (1) comprising a closed vessel (2) for safe destruction of a rocket motor (3) containing a solid propellant (4) by burning the rocket motor (3) inside the closed vessel (2), which closed vessel (2), is adjustable in size to a rocket motor (3). The invention is characterized in that the closed vessel (2) comprises two communicating chambers (7, 8) coaxially arranged to each other, one outer chamber (8) and one inner chamber (7), which chambers (7, 8) are divided into a plurality of connectable sections (13), which sections (13) are connectable in various numbers for adjusting the size of the vessel (2) to rocket motors (3) of various sizes.
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