Spooled Tape Seal for Underwater Gun Operation.

Abstract

The present invention relates to an underwater weapon having a system for sealing the opening of a gun barrel to prevent the ingress of water. The sealing system includes a non-metallic or metallic tape for covering and sealing the opening and a mating surface on the gun barrel against which the tape is seated to prevent the ingress of water. The sealing system further includes sprockets for advancing the tape across the opening of the gun barrel and for maintaining the tape in a taut position during operation. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 03, 1995
Accession Number
ADD017805

Entities

People

  • Ivan N. Kirschner
  • Laurence M. Dean
  • Richard B. Philips

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Drive Sprockets
  • Drives
  • Films
  • Flexible Materials
  • Gases
  • Gun Barrels
  • Guns
  • Hydrostatic Pressure
  • Inventions
  • Launch Tubes
  • Launching
  • Materials
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Patents
  • Projectiles
  • Sprockets
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • ballistics.