Plasma injector

A plasma generation device for an electrothermal-chemical propulsion system for a projectile 16 comprises a conductive substance 38 having a structural configuration which enables the formation of a continuous and volumetrically distributed plasma arc. The substance 38 is versatile and operates, int...

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Hauptverfasser:	MARK E SCHNEIDER, STEVEN R ZELENAK, JOHN S LINDBLOM, STEVEN M FRENCH
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AMMUNITION BLASTING EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION HEATING LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING WEAPONS WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE ORCOMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Zusammenfassung:	A plasma generation device for an electrothermal-chemical propulsion system for a projectile 16 comprises a conductive substance 38 having a structural configuration which enables the formation of a continuous and volumetrically distributed plasma arc. The substance 38 is versatile and operates, inter alia, as a fuse wire, plasma incubator, plasma container, plasma distributor, plasma infusion and permeation medium, and optionally as a fuel container. It may take the form of a foil or a piece of material comprising spatially distributed pores or interstices forming a foam-like, matted, woolly, fibrous, granular, labyrinthine or gauze-like structure. Various arrangements are disclosed preventing arc short-circuiting.