US2206057A - Rocket projectile - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
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- F42B15/00—Self-propelled projectiles or missiles, e.g. rockets; Guided missiles
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02K—JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
- F02K9/00—Rocket-engine plants, i.e. plants carrying both fuel and oxidant therefor; Control thereof
- F02K9/80—Rocket-engine plants, i.e. plants carrying both fuel and oxidant therefor; Control thereof characterised by thrust or thrust vector control
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02K—JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
- F02K9/00—Rocket-engine plants, i.e. plants carrying both fuel and oxidant therefor; Control thereof
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- This invention relates to a rocket projectile.
- the driving charge consists 'of a composition, such as nitrocellulose or a double base powder, having the characteristics of a requirement of pressure to initiate ignition and an increased burning rate under pressure, it becomes necessary to provide a means for regulating or controlling the pressure within the driving charge container.
- the purpose of this invention is .to regulate the pressure and the velocity of efliux of the gases by means of an exhaust orifice which increases in cross-sectional area as the driving charge is consumed.
- Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation in section of a rocket projectile.
- Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the discharge tube.
- a projectile comprising a body 5 having a partition 8.
- the space in front of the partition is adapted to contain any desired element such as an explosive, signalling, or incendiary charge I or it may be used to house a parachute or carry a message.
- the space in rear of the partition contains a driving charge 8 which preferably consists of nitrocellulose or a double base powder which requires a certain amount of pressure to insure ignition and whose burning rate increases as the pressure increases.
- a discharge tube 9 of a metal having a high melting point is attached to the rear of the body and partly the invention as well as,
- the throat of the passage is further constricted by a lining I2 of a lowmelting point material such as Wood's metal, solder, Babbitt and the like.
- the lining which is similarly formed with a. forwardly flared entrance I; and a rearwardly flared passage i l, extends rearwardly an appreciable distance from the front edge of the entrance III of the tube.
- the thickest part of the lining which establishes the constricted throat I5 is positioned a relatively short distance from the front edge of the entrance lll, this distance being approximately equal to the radius of the tube and being substantially at the constricted throat of the tube.
- the particular manner of igniting the driving charge forms no part of this invention but as an example it may be accomplished by conventional methods employed in rockets or as shown in the patent previously referred to.
- the quantity of gas developed will be small but because the throat I5 is relatively small the pressure within the driving charge chamber will build up rapidly. when ignition is well established and the pressure increases, the outrushing hot gases will cause the lining to be melted and the molten metal will be forced rearwardly. In this manner the discharge criflce will be gradually enlarged until the predermined entrance IB and exit passage II is reached.
- a rocket comprising a body, a driving charge in the body, a tube fixed to the rear of the body, said tube formed of a metal having a high melting point and having a forwardly flared entrance and a rearwardly flared exit passage to provide a constricted throat, a lining of a low melting point metal in the tube with its thickest portion spaced from the front edge of the tube and having a forwardly flared entrance and a rearwardly flared passage to provide a constricted throat.
- A- rocket comprising a body, a. driving charge in the body, a tube 'of a high melting point metal flxed to the rear of the body, a lining of a low melting point metal in the tube, said lining having its thickest portion spaced from the front edge of the tube and having a forwardly flared entrance and a more gradual rearwardly flared passage to provide a constricted threat.
- a rocket comprising a body, "a driving charge in the body, a tube of a high melting point metal flxed tothe rear of the body, a lining of a low melting point metal in the tube, said lining having its thickest portion spaced from the front edge 01 the tube and having a forwardly flared entrance and a rearwardly flared passage to provide' a. constricted throat.
- a rocket comprising a body, a driving charge in the body, a tube ofahigh melting point metal fixed to the body, and a lining of a low melting point metal in the tube and having a constricted throat spaced from the front edge of the tube.
- a rocket comprising a body, a driving charge in the body, a tube of a high melting point metal fixed to the body, and a lining'of a low melting point metal in the tube and having a constricted throat.
- a rocket comprising a body, a driving charge in the body, a tube of a high melting point metal fixed to the body and having a constricted throat spaced from the entrance end, and a lining of a low melting point metal in the tube and having a constricted throat in the throat-of thetube.
- a rocket comprising a body, a' driving charge in the body, a tube fixed to the body, and a lining in the tube removable by heat, said liner having asharply flared entrance and a gradually flared exit passage providing a constricted throat.
- a rocket comprising a body, a driving charge in the body, a tubefixed to the body, and a lining in the tube removable by heat, said liner having a fiared'entrance and a flared exit passage providing a constricted throat...
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Description
y 2, 1940- L. A. SKINNER 2,206,057
ROCKET PROJECTILE Filed Aug. 51, 1939 Fig] -1- L invenigi:
E A v I E 1; 598% l IT'LE r factured and used by or for Patented July 2, 1940 srArsS PATENT FFlC ,206,051 nocxa'r raomc'rrw Leslie A. Skinner, United Calll'., assignor to the Government of the United States Army, Berkeley,
A ppllcation August 31, 1939, Serial No. 292,841 a cam (01. 102-23) (Granted under the act of amended April 30, 1928;
The invention described herein may be manuthe Government for governmental purposes, without the payment to me of any royalty thereon.
This invention relates to a rocket projectile.
In a projectile of the type shown in my Patent 1,994,490'of March 19, 1935, an external propelling charge initiates the flight of the projectile and an auxiliary propelling charge carried by the projectile'iunctions during flight in the manner common to rockets to continue propulsion.
In pyrotechnic rockets employing black powder as a driving charge it has been customary to employ a discharge orifice of a fixed size which has a certain definite relation to the speed at which the gases are liberated in order that these gases should be forcibly expelled, thus lifting the rocket by their impact with the air.
Where the driving charge consists 'of a composition, such as nitrocellulose or a double base powder, having the characteristics of a requirement of pressure to initiate ignition and an increased burning rate under pressure, it becomes necessary to provide a means for regulating or controlling the pressure within the driving charge container.
The purpose of this invention is .to regulate the pressure and the velocity of efliux of the gases by means of an exhaust orifice which increases in cross-sectional area as the driving charge is consumed.
' The specific nature of other objects and advantages thereof will clearly appear from a description of a. preferred embodiment as shown in the accompanying drawing in which:
Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation in section of a rocket projectile.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the discharge tube.
Referring to the drawing by characters of reference there is shown a projectile comprising a body 5 having a partition 8. The space in front of the partition is adapted to contain any desired element such as an explosive, signalling, or incendiary charge I or it may be used to house a parachute or carry a message. The space in rear of the partition contains a driving charge 8 which preferably consists of nitrocellulose or a double base powder which requires a certain amount of pressure to insure ignition and whose burning rate increases as the pressure increases.
A discharge tube 9 of a metal having a high melting point is attached to the rear of the body and partly the invention as well as,
March 3, 1883, as 370 0- G.
and is formed with a forwardly flared entrance In and a rearwardly flared exit passage ll to provide a constricted throat. The throat of the passage is further constricted by a lining I2 of a lowmelting point material such as Wood's metal, solder, Babbitt and the like. The lining which is similarly formed with a. forwardly flared entrance I; and a rearwardly flared passage i l, extends rearwardly an appreciable distance from the front edge of the entrance III of the tube. The thickest part of the lining which establishes the constricted throat I5 is positioned a relatively short distance from the front edge of the entrance lll, this distance being approximately equal to the radius of the tube and being substantially at the constricted throat of the tube.
The particular manner of igniting the driving charge forms no part of this invention but as an example it may be accomplished by conventional methods employed in rockets or as shown in the patent previously referred to. At the commencement of combustion of the driving charge the quantity of gas developed will be small but because the throat I5 is relatively small the pressure within the driving charge chamber will build up rapidly. when ignition is well established and the pressure increases, the outrushing hot gases will cause the lining to be melted and the molten metal will be forced rearwardly. In this manner the discharge criflce will be gradually enlarged until the predermined entrance IB and exit passage II is reached.
I claim:
1. A rocket comprising a body, a driving charge in the body, a tube fixed to the rear of the body, said tube formed of a metal having a high melting point and having a forwardly flared entrance and a rearwardly flared exit passage to provide a constricted throat, a lining of a low melting point metal in the tube with its thickest portion spaced from the front edge of the tube and having a forwardly flared entrance and a rearwardly flared passage to provide a constricted throat.-
, 2. A- rocket comprising a body, a. driving charge in the body, a tube 'of a high melting point metal flxed to the rear of the body, a lining of a low melting point metal in the tube, said lining having its thickest portion spaced from the front edge of the tube and having a forwardly flared entrance and a more gradual rearwardly flared passage to provide a constricted threat.
3. A rocket comprising a body, "a driving charge in the body, a tube of a high melting point metal flxed tothe rear of the body, a lining of a low melting point metal in the tube, said lining having its thickest portion spaced from the front edge 01 the tube and having a forwardly flared entrance and a rearwardly flared passage to provide' a. constricted throat.
4. A rocket comprising a body, a driving charge in the body, a tube ofahigh melting point metal fixed to the body, and a lining of a low melting point metal in the tube and having a constricted throat spaced from the front edge of the tube.
5. A rocket comprising a body, a driving charge in the body, a tube of a high melting point metal fixed to the body, and a lining'of a low melting point metal in the tube and having a constricted throat.
.6. A rocket comprising a body, a driving charge in the body, a tube of a high melting point metal fixed to the body and having a constricted throat spaced from the entrance end, and a lining of a low melting point metal in the tube and having a constricted throat in the throat-of thetube.
'7. A rocket comprising a body, a' driving charge in the body, a tube fixed to the body, and a lining in the tube removable by heat, said liner having asharply flared entrance and a gradually flared exit passage providing a constricted throat.
8. A rocket comprising a body, a driving charge in the body, a tubefixed to the body, and a lining in the tube removable by heat, said liner having a fiared'entrance and a flared exit passage providing a constricted throat...
' LESLIE A. SKINNER.
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US2447200A (en) * | 1943-09-03 | 1948-08-17 | Aerojet Engineering Corp | Exhaust nozzle for rocket motors |
US2460289A (en) * | 1945-03-16 | 1949-02-01 | Clarence N Hickman | Rocket projectile |
US2596644A (en) * | 1946-12-10 | 1952-05-13 | Us Sec War | Automatically detachable flashless nozzle for rockets |
US2912820A (en) * | 1953-07-31 | 1959-11-17 | Quentin R Whitmore | Combined ram jet and rocket engine |
US2952972A (en) * | 1957-09-09 | 1960-09-20 | Norman A Kimmel | Rocket motor and method of operating same |
US2984972A (en) * | 1958-05-28 | 1961-05-23 | Gen Electric | Variable area nozzle arrangement |
US3032970A (en) * | 1957-01-25 | 1962-05-08 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Disposable rocket motor |
US3079752A (en) * | 1961-02-23 | 1963-03-05 | Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc | Variable expansion ratio nozzle |
US3080714A (en) * | 1960-03-01 | 1963-03-12 | Olin Mathieson | Gas generating cartridge containing liquid propellant |
US3134223A (en) * | 1961-03-06 | 1964-05-26 | Lockheed Aircraft Corp | Tape shielded nozzle |
US3137995A (en) * | 1960-01-26 | 1964-06-23 | Chemical Engineering Dept | Ablation resistant reaction propulsion nozzle |
US3235183A (en) * | 1963-05-29 | 1966-02-15 | United Aircraft Corp | Ablation cooled rocket nozzle |
US3237402A (en) * | 1963-11-14 | 1966-03-01 | Steverding Bernard | Variable thrust nozzle |
US3253403A (en) * | 1962-05-24 | 1966-05-31 | Kelsey Hayes Co | Nozzle having ablative coating |
US3300142A (en) * | 1963-06-25 | 1967-01-24 | Whittaker Corp | Rocket nozzle capable of inducing flow separation |
US3300975A (en) * | 1955-06-13 | 1967-01-31 | Garrett Corp | Protective apparatus for a rocket motor |
US3309874A (en) * | 1965-02-04 | 1967-03-21 | Bert B Gould | Ablative nozzle |
US3334485A (en) * | 1962-07-26 | 1967-08-08 | Barry V Rhodes | Ramjet powered craft |
US3468127A (en) * | 1965-09-10 | 1969-09-23 | Secr Defence Brit | Rocket projectiles |
US4102270A (en) * | 1951-05-08 | 1978-07-25 | Martin Marietta Corporation | Disposable booster |
FR2473630A1 (en) * | 1979-11-30 | 1981-07-17 | Messerschmitt Boelkow Blohm | TAPERING TUBE FOR REACTION ENGINES, PARTICULARLY FOR STATO-REACTORS OF FLANGES |
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US2447200A (en) * | 1943-09-03 | 1948-08-17 | Aerojet Engineering Corp | Exhaust nozzle for rocket motors |
US2460289A (en) * | 1945-03-16 | 1949-02-01 | Clarence N Hickman | Rocket projectile |
US2596644A (en) * | 1946-12-10 | 1952-05-13 | Us Sec War | Automatically detachable flashless nozzle for rockets |
US4102270A (en) * | 1951-05-08 | 1978-07-25 | Martin Marietta Corporation | Disposable booster |
US2912820A (en) * | 1953-07-31 | 1959-11-17 | Quentin R Whitmore | Combined ram jet and rocket engine |
US3300975A (en) * | 1955-06-13 | 1967-01-31 | Garrett Corp | Protective apparatus for a rocket motor |
US3032970A (en) * | 1957-01-25 | 1962-05-08 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Disposable rocket motor |
US2952972A (en) * | 1957-09-09 | 1960-09-20 | Norman A Kimmel | Rocket motor and method of operating same |
US2984972A (en) * | 1958-05-28 | 1961-05-23 | Gen Electric | Variable area nozzle arrangement |
US3137995A (en) * | 1960-01-26 | 1964-06-23 | Chemical Engineering Dept | Ablation resistant reaction propulsion nozzle |
US3080714A (en) * | 1960-03-01 | 1963-03-12 | Olin Mathieson | Gas generating cartridge containing liquid propellant |
US3079752A (en) * | 1961-02-23 | 1963-03-05 | Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc | Variable expansion ratio nozzle |
US3134223A (en) * | 1961-03-06 | 1964-05-26 | Lockheed Aircraft Corp | Tape shielded nozzle |
US3253403A (en) * | 1962-05-24 | 1966-05-31 | Kelsey Hayes Co | Nozzle having ablative coating |
US3334485A (en) * | 1962-07-26 | 1967-08-08 | Barry V Rhodes | Ramjet powered craft |
US3235183A (en) * | 1963-05-29 | 1966-02-15 | United Aircraft Corp | Ablation cooled rocket nozzle |
US3300142A (en) * | 1963-06-25 | 1967-01-24 | Whittaker Corp | Rocket nozzle capable of inducing flow separation |
US3237402A (en) * | 1963-11-14 | 1966-03-01 | Steverding Bernard | Variable thrust nozzle |
US3309874A (en) * | 1965-02-04 | 1967-03-21 | Bert B Gould | Ablative nozzle |
US3468127A (en) * | 1965-09-10 | 1969-09-23 | Secr Defence Brit | Rocket projectiles |
FR2473630A1 (en) * | 1979-11-30 | 1981-07-17 | Messerschmitt Boelkow Blohm | TAPERING TUBE FOR REACTION ENGINES, PARTICULARLY FOR STATO-REACTORS OF FLANGES |
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