Smoke Problem in 20 mm VAD System: The Effect of Flash Suppressant and Antifoulant Propellant Additives

Abstract

The testing of specially manufactured lots of propellant with reduced amounts of flash suppressant and antifoulant indicated that smoke can be reduced and, therefore, the behind-the-gun visibility can be improved. However, propellant without flash suppressant cannot be used in the present 20 mm, M168, VAD system gun which is not equipped with a mechanical flash hider.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0764237

Entities

People

  • A. V. Nardi

Organizations

  • Frankford Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Air Defense
  • Alkali Metals
  • Ammunition
  • Ball Powder Propellants
  • Defense Systems
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fuel Additives
  • Munitions
  • Propellant Flash
  • Propellants
  • Small Arms Ammunition
  • Test Methods
  • Visibility
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • ballistics.