Apparatus for and method of accelerating a projectile through a capillary passage and projectile therefor

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PATENT NO 4907487
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06929365

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A high pressure plasma initially formed from a fluidizable substance in a confined region of a passage behind a projectile in the passage initially accelerates the projectile toward an open end of the passage. The plasma in the confined region is ohmically heated to a higher pressure by a discharge current flowing longitudinally through the passage and the projectile.

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GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS INC11011 SUNSET HILLS ROAD RESTON VA 20190

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Goldstein, Yeshayahu Shyke A Gaithersburg, MD 4 153
Thio, Yong C Alexandria, VA 2 44
Tidman, Derek A Silver Spring, MD 23 554

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