Vacuum Blast Adapter for Bombs.
Abstract
The invention is concerned with providing a vacuum blast adapter for removing corrosion from the nose and tail wells of general purpose bombs and the like. The device includes a cylindrical member fabricated of metal with one open end having a rubber gasket seal for engaging the outer surface of bomb and one closed end of plexiglass with a small central opening to receive an air gun and abrasive supply line. The wall fo the cylindrical member includes a viewing window in its top surface and a collection sump with a vacuum line attached thereto in its bottom surface. The cylindrical member with the various lines attached is supported by an overhead spring suspension system which moves along tracks to facilitate the movement of the apparatus to successive, aligned workpieces. Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide a vacuum blasting adapter for removing corrosion from general purpose bomb booster wells wherein the adapter is sealed onto the bombs by the vacuum in the system. Another object of the invention is to provide a vacuum blasting adapter for the removal of corrosion from the booster wells of general purpose bombs wherein there is no escape of silicon dust into the atmosphere and, consequently, no loss of abrasive material.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 22, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADD008262
Entities
People
- R. L. Gilmore
Organizations
- United States Department of the Air Force