IE63049B1 - A gun with combined operation by chemical propellant and plasma - Google Patents

A gun with combined operation by chemical propellant and plasma

Info

Publication number: IE63049B1
Authority: IE; Ireland
Prior art keywords: barrel; projectile; gun; electrothermal; propulsion energy
Prior art date: 1989-02-09

Application number

IE25990A

Other languages

English (en)

Other versions

IE900259L (en

Inventor

David Saphier

Zvi Kaplan

Shlomo Wald

Boaz Brill

Joseph Ashkenazi

Original Assignee

Israel Atomic Energy Comm

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1989-02-09

Filing date

1990-01-23

Publication date

1995-03-22

1990-01-23 Application filed by Israel Atomic Energy Comm filed Critical Israel Atomic Energy Comm

1990-08-09 Publication of IE900259L publication Critical patent/IE900259L/xx

1995-03-22 Publication of IE63049B1 publication Critical patent/IE63049B1/en

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Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
- F41A1/00—Missile propulsion characterised by the use of explosive or combustible propellant charges
- F41A1/02—Hypervelocity missile propulsion using successive means for increasing the propulsive force, e.g. using successively initiated propellant charges arranged along the barrel length; Multistage missile propulsion
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41B—WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F41B6/00—Electromagnetic launchers ; Plasma-actuated launchers

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Electromagnetism (AREA)
Plasma Technology (AREA)
Cosmetics (AREA)
Manufacture, Treatment Of Glass Fibers (AREA)
Nozzles (AREA)
Medicinal Preparation (AREA)
Ignition Installations For Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
Combustion Methods Of Internal-Combustion Engines (AREA)
Pharmaceuticals Containing Other Organic And Inorganic Compounds (AREA)

IE25990A 1989-02-09 1990-01-23 A gun with combined operation by chemical propellant and plasma IE63049B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
IL89231A IL89231A (en)	1989-02-09	1989-02-09	Gun with combined operation by explosive material and plasma

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
IE900259L IE900259L (en)	1990-08-09
IE63049B1 true IE63049B1 (en)	1995-03-22

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
IE25990A IE63049B1 (en)	1989-02-09	1990-01-23	A gun with combined operation by chemical propellant and plasma

Country Status (7)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0382000B1 (fr)
AT (1)	ATE104764T1 (fr)
DE (1)	DE69008208T2 (fr)
DK (1)	DK0382000T3 (fr)
ES (1)	ES2055811T3 (fr)
IE (1)	IE63049B1 (fr)
IL (1)	IL89231A (fr)

Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE4039089A1 (de) *	1990-12-07	1992-06-11	Diehl Gmbh & Co	Vorrichtung zum beschleunigen eines projektils mittels eines plasmas
US5225624A (en) *	1991-12-16	1993-07-06	Fmc Corporation	Disintegrating injector for primary and fuel enriched plasma
US5355764A (en) *	1992-05-04	1994-10-18	Fmc Corporation	Plasma actuated ignition and distribution pump
US5574240A (en) *	1992-12-07	1996-11-12	Hercules Incorporated	Propellants useful in electrothermal-chemical guns
FR2768810B1 (fr)	1997-09-24	1999-12-03	Giat Ind Sa	Composant d'allumage pour composition pyrotechnique ou charge propulsive
US7059249B2 (en)	2001-01-23	2006-06-13	United Defense Lp	Transverse plasma injector ignitor

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4590842A (en) *	1983-03-01	1986-05-27	Gt-Devices	Method of and apparatus for accelerating a projectile
IL85622A (en) *	1988-03-03	1992-08-18	Israel Atomic Energy Comm	Method and apparatus for accelerating projectiles

1989
- 1989-02-09 IL IL89231A patent/IL89231A/xx not_active IP Right Cessation
1990
- 1990-01-23 IE IE25990A patent/IE63049B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1990-01-24 DE DE69008208T patent/DE69008208T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-01-24 ES ES90101414T patent/ES2055811T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-01-24 AT AT9090101414T patent/ATE104764T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1990-01-24 DK DK90101414.2T patent/DK0382000T3/da active
- 1990-01-24 EP EP90101414A patent/EP0382000B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
IE900259L (en)	1990-08-09
ATE104764T1 (de)	1994-05-15
IL89231A0 (en)	1989-09-10
DK0382000T3 (da)	1994-06-06
DE69008208T2 (de)	1994-08-04
EP0382000A2 (fr)	1990-08-16
IL89231A (en)	1992-11-15
EP0382000B1 (fr)	1994-04-20
ES2055811T3 (es)	1994-09-01
EP0382000A3 (fr)	1991-04-03
DE69008208D1 (de)	1994-05-26

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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1998-10-07	MM4A	Patent lapsed