Ambient Temperature Phase Change Launcher

Abstract

A system for ejecting a missile from a submerged vessel includes: a tube for housing the missile; a tank for storing atmospheric gas as a pressurized liquid, whereby a valve is connected to the tank to allow release of the gas into the tube to eject the missile from the tube; and a microwave emitter located within the liquid in the tank to input heat energy into the liquid to maintain evaporation of the liquid into the gas, whereby the microwave emitter is activated simultaneously with the release of the gas into the tube.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2013
Accession Number
ADA601329

Entities

People

  • Peter T. Phelps

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Composite Materials
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Explosives
  • Flow Rate
  • Gases
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Heat Energy
  • Latent Heat
  • Launch Tubes
  • Launchers
  • Launching
  • Liquids
  • Materials
  • Pressure Regulators
  • Propellants
  • Storage Tanks

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
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