Fast-acting valve for projective launching systems

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5375502
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08169277

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A fast acting valve for use in a stored energy projectile launching system.he valve has an inlet port for connection to a storage energy device, an outlet port for connection to a launching tube and an intermediate chamber. The interior of the valve seat communicates with one of the ports through a plurality of apertures that permit liquid to transfer between the ports. A cylindrical valve lies inside the cylindrical valve seat and sealingly, slidingly engages the interior of the cylindrical valve seat. A microprocessor-based control system provides a controlled velocity profile transfer of the valve between a first position in which the valve seals the ports and a second position in which the valve clears the ports.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THE AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVYCHIEF OF NAVAL RESEARCH OFFICE OF COUNSEL (ATTN CODE OOCCIP) BALLSTON TOWER ONE 800 NORTH QUINCY STREET ARLINGTON VA 22217-5660

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Bitsakis, Nicholas Portsmouth, RI 11 146

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