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US 4,397,215 AGranted
System for controlling the temperature of the upper end of a missile
AssigneeWestinghouse Electric Corp.
InventorVernon Stroud
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Abstract
A diaphragm is disposed in the upper end of the launch tube to ensure circulation of air to control the temperature of the nose of a missile disposed in the launch tube.
Claims8
A system for controlling the temperature of the upper end of a missile disposed in a launch tube having its upper end closed by a hatch, the system comprising:
- a port in the launch tube disposed below the hatch;
- means for supplying and removing fluid from said launch tube disposed in fluid communication with the port;
- a heat exchanger disposed in fluid communication with the fluid supply and removing means;
- a diaphragm disposed below the hatch;
- a peripheral seal at the junction of the diaphragm and the launch tube whereby fluid is passed over the upper end of the missile to control its temperature as fluid is alternately supplied and removed from the launch tube.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.