Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.V.

Tdw Gesellschaft Für Verteidigungstechnische Wirksysteme Mbh

Gesa Langer

Peter Elsner

Norbert Eisenreich

Helmut Schmid

Rudolf Emmerich

Helfried Urban

Werner Arnold

Andreas Koleczko

Armin Keßler

Armin Kessler

A propellant device of consisting of a compact charge and a firing system for pipe weapons or ballistic drives is proposed. At least one electromagnetic radiation absorbing medium, e.g. carbon black, is dispersed in the compact charge and can be activated by means of a firing system emitting electromagnetic radiation. The compact charge is thereby disintergrated in fragments through triggering of the firing system and the fragments are accelerated into the gas volume produced during burning of the compact charge. The inventive propellant device avoids the use of chemical firing as well as mechanical firing means. Moreover, fragmentation of the compact charge permits maintenance of the produced maximum pressure over a longer period of time to impart a higher muzzle velocity to an object to be accelerated, e.g. a projectile, a rocket or the like.

Propellant device for pipe weapons or ballistic projection

Growing community of inventors

Walldorf, Germany

Gesa Langer