Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an ammunition article, includes forming a projectile of an ammunition article at a first station of an apparatus, transporting the projectile within the apparatus to a second station of the apparatus, and injection molding at the second station a cartridge casing body of the ammunition article around at least a portion of the projectile. An apparatus for making an ammunition articles is also disclosed.
Abstract:
This invention pertains to an article that emits infrared radiating for a period of about 15 minutes or more, depending on the size and shape, and to a process for preparing the article. The article includes, in a preferred embodiment, a combustible aerogel or other nanocellular substrate with iron metal impregnant formed by thermal decomposition of iron pentacarbonyl deposited on and in the substrate in an amount of at least about 5 % or at least about 20 % of the weight of the substrate, depending on the substrate. The impregnant reacts exothermically on contact with air or an oxygen-containing gas and imparts sufficient energy to the substrate to cause it to burn for about 30 seconds to about 30 minutes depending on size and shape, thereby emitting infrared radiation. The process pertains to deposition of the impregnant on and in the substrate by flowing a carrier gas saturated with the impregnant precursor over and through the substrate. Liquid impregnant precursors can be transported to the substrate by bubbling a carrier gas through the precursor. Solid impregnant precursors can be thermally volatilized and similarly deposited on and in the substrate. Soluble impregnants, or their precursors, can be deposited on the internal and external surfaces of the substrate by diffusing the precursor solution into the pores and distilling off the solvent under inert atmosphere, leaving the pyrophoric impregnant in and on the substrate surfaces.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for enclosing, controlling and suppressing the explosive destruction of munitions, particularly cluster-bomb munitions in an explosion chamber. The explosions chamber (28) comprises a double-walled steel explosion chamber in which the walls and access doors are filled with granular shock damping silica sand (4). The munition is placed in an open-topped fragmentation containment unit (37) within the chamber on the chamber floor which is covered with granular shock-damping pea gravel. Plastic bags of water (26) are suspended within the chamber over the detonation area and filled with an amount of water chosen according to the type and amount of explosive in the munition. A starter charge (12) and ignition wires (13) are electrically activated to detonate the explosive. A woven steel blast mat (42) is secured to the chamber roof for the purpose of catching debris and a scrubber system (27) is in communication with the chamber for the purpose of further cooling and treatment of gaseous combustion products resulting from the detonation.
Abstract:
A portable apparatus for mitigating the effects of chemical, biological and/or radiological agent containing explosive devices within a defined area is disclosed. The apparatus (10) is an inflatable, easily portable containment device and includes: explosive blast containment means (20) for substantially containing explosive blast over-pressure and blast fragmentation particles caused by an explosive blast to a substantially defined area; chemical, biological and/or radiological agent mitigation means for substantially mitigating the effects of an explosively deployable chemical, biological and/or radiological agent within the substantially defined area; and an inflatable air-beam suspension support structure (15) having a substantially open base portion (16), a plurality of lateral support members (18) and a capping structure (19) which, when inflated, establishes the substantially defined area and supports the blast containment and agent mitigation means.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for enclosing, controlling and suppressing the explosive destruction of munitions, particularly cluster-bomb munitions in an explosion chamber. The explosions chamber (28) comprises a double-walled steel explosion chamber in which the walls and access doors are filled with granular shock damping silica sand (4). The munition is placed in an open-topped fragmentation containment unit (37) within the chamber on the chamber floor which is covered with granular shock-damping pea gravel. Plastic bags of water (26) are suspended within the chamber over the detonation area and filled with an amount of water chosen according to the type and amount of explosive in the munition. A starter charge (12) and ignition wires (13) are electrically activated to detonate the explosive. A woven steel blast mat (42) is secured to the chamber roof for the purpose of catching debris and a scrubber system (27) is in communication with the chamber for the purpose of further cooling and treatment of gaseous combustion products resulting from the detonation.
Abstract:
Projektil, insbesondere Treibladungsprojektil oder Druckluftprojektil, wobei das Projektil aus einem Gemisch gefertigt ist, das Metall und 2 bis 15 Gew.-% Kunststoff, vorzugsweise thermoplastisches Elastomer, bezogen auf das Gesamtgewicht des Treibladungsprojektils, umfasst; Munition umfassend das Projektil und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung.
Abstract:
Provided is ammunition decapping apparatus 10 comprising a decapping platform 12, a case receptacle 14, a die gantry 40 arranged over the decapping platform 12 and including a reciprocating die mount 42, and a case feeder 46 configured to operatively feed a case upright onto the decapping platform 12. Also included is a case urger 48 configured to urge a case fed from the case feeder 46 into the case receptacle 14, and an actuator arrangement 50 configured to actuate the case urger 48 and die mount 42 so that a case is fed into the decapping receptacle 14 and a die 44 mounted in the die mount 42 is able to decap the case.
Abstract:
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Patronenhülse für Munition, umfassend einen rotationsförmigen Hülsenmantel zum Aufnehmen eines Projektils und ein ringförmiges Bodenstück zum Aufnehmen eines Anzündhütchens und des Hülsenmantels, wobei eine hülsenmantelseitige Ringwandung des Bodenstücks wenigstens abschnittsweise bezüglich dessen Rotationsachse konisch geformt ist und ein bodenstückseitiger Halteabschnitt des Hülsenmantels dazu formangepasst ist, sodass der Halteabschnitt die Ringwandung zum Aneinanderbefestigen von Hülsenmantel und Bodenstück wenigstens abschnittsweise hintergreift und ein sich Entfernen von Bodenstück und Hülsenmantel in Rotationsachsenrichtung verhindert ist, wobei die konische Ringwandung und der Halteabschnitt durch plastische Deformation des Bodenstücks gebildet sind.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Reduzierung einer Unwucht einer Geschosshülle. Die Geschosshülle weist dabei einen Körper (1) auf, welcher eine Ausnehmung (4) aufweist. Durch diese Ausnehmung (4) erhält der Körper eine Innenwandung (2) und eine Außenwandung (3). Weiterhin ist ein Mundloch (6) vorgesehen, welches mit der Ausnehmung (4) verbunden ist. Durch die äußere geometrische Form der Geschosshülle wird nun eine Mittelachse (5) errechnet und danach eine Messung auf Unwucht der Geschosshülle durchgeführt. Anhand der gemessenen Unwucht wird dann eine zur Mittelachse (5) modifizierte Achse (8) errechnet und aufgrund der errechneten modifizierten Achse (8) der Körper (1) um die modifizierte Achse (8) rotiert. Bei dieser Rotation des Körpers (1) wird eine mechanische Bearbeitung ausgeführt, um die Unwucht möglichst zu eliminieren.
Abstract:
One embodiment of the present invention provides a polymeric ammunition cartridge and methods of making and using the same. The cartridge includes a substantially cylindrical insert connected to a substantially cylindrical polymeric middle body. The substantially cylindrical insert includes a top surface opposite a bottom surface and a substantially cylindrical coupling element that extends from the bottom surface, a primer recess in the top surface that extends toward the bottom surface, a primer flash hole positioned in the primer recess to extend through the bottom surface, and a flange that extends circumferentially about an outer edge of the top surface. The substantially cylindrical polymeric middle body includes a substantially cylindrical polymeric bullet-end and a substantially cylindrical polymeric coupling end connected by a powder chamber, wherein the substantially cylindrical polymeric coupling end extends over the substantially cylindrical coupling element and covers a circumferential surface of the primer flash hole.