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US 4,051,762 AGranted
Liquid propellant weapon system
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorEugene Ashley
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Abstract
A gun and ammunition system is provided which utilizes the difference in density between the combustion gases and the charge of liquid propellant as the source of energy for the injection of propellant into the combustion chamber.
Claims5
A method of propelling a projectile from a bore of a gun comprising:
- providing a series in said bore of said gun a projectile, a charge of liquid propellant aft of said projectile, and a cavity generator aft of said projectile and said charge;
- providing a volume of combustion gas in said bore of said gun aft of said cavity generator to create a combustion cavity;
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- translating said generator forwardly into said charge of liquid propellant to enlarge said combustion cavity and to pass liquid propellant aftwardly into said cavity.
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