Nuclear Metals, Inc.

Mark J Walz

Richard J Schoon

An explosively forged elongated penetrator including a liner having a central section, an intermediate section and a peripheral section; the axial velocity of the sections being approximately equal; the axial thicknesses of the sections decreasing from the central to the peripheral section; the radial velocity increasing from the central to the peripheral section; and the line profile angle decreasing from the central to the peripheral section, to define an explosively driven, inwardly directed, centrally focused force for forging the penetrator from the liner substantially independently of the axial velocities.

Explosively forged elongated penetrator

A method of dehydrating metal pieces including immersing the pieces in an oil heated to or above the boiling point of water for a time to boil off the water and then removing the pieces from the oil. An apparatus for the dehydration of metal pieces includes a container for carrying the pieces to be dehydrated, a receptacle for holding oil in which the chips are to be immersed, means for heating the oil to or about the boiling point of water, and means for introducing the container into the receptacle to immerse the pieces in the oil and removing the container and pieces from the oil.

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Northboro, MA, United States of America

Mark J Walz