Abstract:
Cartridge ammunition (10) including a projectile (12) and a cartridge case (14). The cartridge includes a primer chamber (26) located adjacent a base wall (24) for holding a primer (28), a high pressure chamber (30) for holding a propellant charge (32), an intermediate pressure chamber (34) which surrounds the high pressure chamber, for receiving expanding propellant gases from the high pressure chamber and a low pressure chamber (36) at a rear end of the projectile for receiving expanding propellant gases from the intermediate pressure chamber. The pressure chambers are delimited by walls defining venting hole through which expanding gases can flow. The three pressure chambers provide for controlled release of gas pressure resulting in attenuation of peak gas pressures within the cartridge.
Abstract:
The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing and use of the ammunition round in other more conventional weapon systems than the said electrothermal and/or electrothermochemical weapon systems.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a plasma torch (1) comprising at least two electrodes (7, 8) separated by a cylindrical insulating case (6) delimiting an internal volume, said electrodes connected by a conductive ignition fuse (11) placed in the internal volume. This torch is characterized in that the fuse (11) comprises at least one conductive material associated with at least one energetic material or one able to react with the conductive material. Application to the ignition of the propellant charge of a munition.
Abstract:
A process of producing a propellant charge igniter for cartridge ammunition of the type including an ignition tube with a booster charge, wherein the ignition tube is composed of a sheathing tube (4) with ignition openings (3) and a thin-walled protective tube (6) which is arranged inside the sheathing tube (4) in order to protect the booster charge, and wherein the external wall of the protective tube fits against the internal wall of the sheathing tube (4) and covers the ignition openings (3). To avoid microscopic gaps between the sheathing tube and the protective tube, which gaps influence the performance of the propellant charge igniter, a paste-like sealing agent (5) is introduced into the sheathing tube (4) before the protective tube (6) is inserted into the sheathing tube (4), and only then is the protective tube (6) inserted into the sheathing tube (4) to displace the sealing agent. Alternatively with the protective tube (6) being fully inserted, the ignition openings (3) in the sheathing tube (4) are filled with a sealing agent (5) and then the protective tube (6) as well as the sheathing tube (4) are moved axially, relative to each other.
Abstract:
A primer assembly includes a head loading assembly including a frontward throughbore, and a rearward throughbore having a stop. A closing plug assembly includes a conically bored open frontward end and an open cylindrical rearward end including an outer flange between the frontward and rearward ends. The closing plug assembly is press fitted into the head loading assembly frontward throughbore. An ignition element assembly is press fitted into the head loading assembly rearward throughbore. The ignition element assembly has an ignition element portion that bears against the stop. The closing plug assembly and the ignition element are located to be captivated by threading a flashtube into a head loading assembly threaded portion.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a projectile propulsion assembly of the type comprising a chamber housing a pressure source. The chamber which houses the pressure source communicates with at least one pipe placed inside the launch tube and having bores distributed along its length so as to be released in succession during ejection of the projectile.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an ignition device for the propulsive charge of a telescoped piece of ammunition, including a case (2) that is generally cylindrical in shape in which are housed a pyrotechnic composition (3) and a device (4) for ignition thereof. The case (2) has at least one end wall (6) traversed by several channels (10) which each extend along an axis (A1) that slopes in relation to the centre line (A) of the case (2). This device enables all the propulsive charge of a round of ammunition of the telescoped type to be ignited almost immediately.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a propellant charge igniter comprising at least two series-connected combustion chambers separated from one another by choke disks, respectively one igniter mixture being housed in these chambers, these igniter mixtures differing from one another with respect to their combustion characteristics and thus exhibiting differing combustion behavior. The combustion chamber volumes are adapted to these igniter mixtures so that the mixture can burn up at the pressure level that is an optimum for the mixtures in each case.
Abstract:
A partially combustible propellant charge igniter has a bottom piece with primer charge and an ignition gas guide tube adjoining this primer charge, with a combustible tube containing the booster charge, the internal diameter of this latter tube being larger than that of the ignition gas guide tube, and a cavity containing a separating charge between the ignition gas guide tube and the combustible tube. A communicating opening is provided between the propagation charge and the separating charge. The communicating opening comprises at least one bore in a valve bonnet, valve means being provided which, in case of excess pressure in the cavity with respect to the booster charge close the bores at least partially, so that ignition of the separating charge takes place essentially through the bore.
Abstract:
A flash guide tube arrangement utilized primarily in propellant charge igniters for large-caliber ammunition with laterally located openings from which the ignition gases, emitted by conventional ignition systems, exit, either for the ignition of an ignition booster charge or for the direct ignition of a propellant charge. Indentations emanate axially from these openings and extend into the interior of the flash guide tube, the depth of the individual indentations decreasing in the direction toward the rear end of the flash guide tube. The indentations are preferably radially arranged and several of such radially disposed indentations can be provided in the flash guide tube. The rear end of the flash guide tube can furthermore be constructed as a cone having its apex pointing toward the ignition system.