Projectile Loader for Research Gas Gun

Abstract

A new type of projectile loader for a research gas gun has been designed and fabricated. The design is compared with two existing loader designs, the movable breech and the wrap-around breech. Design and fabrication details are presented. The performance of the loader is discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0753008

Entities

People

  • William H. Holt
  • Willis Mock Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Construction
  • Fabrication
  • Flow
  • Gas Flow
  • Gas Guns
  • Guns
  • High Pressure
  • Materials
  • O Rings
  • Photographs
  • Pressure Vessels
  • Projectiles
  • Solenoid Valves
  • Solenoids
  • Vacuum

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Software Engineering
  • ballistics.