Thermal Management of Rapid Fire Gun Breeches: The Case for Heat Pipes

Abstract

The thermal management of rapid fire, large caliber gun breeches is addressed. It is shown that by means of heat pipes, the inside breech bore surface temperature can be kept below anticipated cook-off temperatures of even caseless ammunition. The design, materials and working characteristics of the suggested heat pipe are described in detail. An example for a 120mm tank gun is given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA252387

Entities

People

  • Csaba K. Zoltani

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Caseless Ammunition
  • Geometry
  • Heat Of Vaporization
  • Heat Pipes
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Heat Transfer Devices
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Latent Heat
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Military Research
  • Surface Temperature
  • Temperature Control
  • Thermal Conductivity

Readers

  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security
  • Software Engineering
  • ballistics.