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US 2014/0366764 A1Published application
Warhead case and method for making same
AssigneeU.S. Army Research Laboratory ATTN: RDRL-LOC-I
InventorsThuvan N. Piehler, Rohan J. Banton, Christopher S. Meyer
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Abstract
A case for a warhead having a plurality of elongated wires which are braided or woven together to form a mesh which is formed into the shape corresponding to the warhead case. The mesh is impregnated with a polymer matrix which, upon curing, forms a rigid warhead case. At least some of the elongated wires include notches at selected locations which form fracture points which shape a blast from a subsequent explosion of the warhead.
Claims11
A case for a warhead comprising:
- a plurality of elongated wires, said wires being braided together to form a mesh having a shape corresponding to the warhead case,
- said mesh impregnated with a polymer matrix, which forms the warhead case,
- wherein at least some of said elongated wires include notches at selective locations which form fracture points which shape a blast from a subsequent explosion of the warhead.
A method of constructing a case for a warhead comprising the steps of:
- forming a plurality of notches in a plurality of wires,
- braiding a mesh from said plurality of wires,
- shaping said mesh into a shape of a warhead having a front and a base,
- impregnating said mesh with a polymer matrix, and
- curing said polymer matrix,
- wherein said wires have a plurality of notches at selective locations which form fracture points which shape a blast from a subsequent explosion of the warhead.
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