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US 2017/0030143 A1Published application
Ram accelerator system
AssigneeHypersciences, Inc.
InventorMARK C. RUSSELL
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Abstract
One or more ram accelerator devices may be used to form one or more holes in geologic or other material. These holes may be used for drilling, tunnel boring, excavation, and so forth. The ram accelerator devices propel projectiles which are accelerated by combustion of one or more combustible gasses in a ram effect to reach velocities exceeding 500 meters per second.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a control system to determine one or more firing parameters;
- one or more ram accelerators configured based at least in part on the one or more firing parameters, each of the one or more ram accelerators comprising:
- a plurality of sensors configured to communicate with the control system;
- a plurality of ventless sections separated by section separation mechanisms, wherein each of the sections is configured to contain one or more combustible gasses;
- and
- a ventless boost mechanism coupled to the plurality of ventless sections, the ventless boost mechanism configured to impart an impulse on a projectile such that the projectile is accelerated to a ram-effect velocity within the plurality of sections.
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A system comprising:
- one or more ram accelerators, each of the one or more ram accelerators comprising:
- a plurality of ventless sections separated by section separation mechanisms;
- and
- a ventless boost mechanism coupled to the plurality of ventless sections that imparts an impulse on a projectile such that the projectile is accelerated to a ram-effect velocity.
1 more element
A system comprising:
- a ram accelerator comprising a plurality of ventless sections;
- and
- a ventless boost mechanism coupled to at least one of the plurality of ventless sections, wherein the ventless boost mechanism accelerates a projectile to a ram-effect velocity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.