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US 2014/0150683 A1Published application
Gas generators, launch tubes including gas generators and related systems and methods
AssigneeAlliant Techsystems Inc.
InventorsJames D. Dunaway, Duane J. Garbe, William P. Sampson, Robert L. Hatch
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Abstract
Gas generators may be utilized for launching a projectile. Launch tubes may include gas generators. Methods of launching a projectile may include utilizing gas generators to impart an initial velocity to a projectile.
Claims20
A gas generator for use in launching a projectile, comprising:
- a housing having a longitudinal axis and configured to be positioned within a launch tube for a projectile, the housing comprising:
- a first plenum;
- a second plenum adjacent to the first plenum;
- a first plurality of apertures in the housing extending from the first plenum to the second plenum in a first direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing;
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- a second plurality of apertures in the housing, the second plurality of apertures extending from the second plenum to an exterior portion of the housing in a second direction along the longitudinal axis of the housing;
- at least one propellant positioned within the first plenum of the housing;
- and
- an initiator for igniting the at least one propellant, the initiator positioned proximate to the at least one propellant in the housing.
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