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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2023
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Newport, RI (US);
Nathan B Speirs, Provo, UT (US);
Aren M Hellum, Wakefield, RI (US);
Jesse L Belden, Dighton, MA (US);
Abstract
A nosepiece is provided with a recess or cup shape with internal dimensions that provides cavity suppression of a body entering an air and water interface. The nosepiece includes a circular portion with a diameter connectable to a nose of the body. The circular portion has a cylindrical first section and a cylindrical second section with the recess as the formed cup in the first section at a depth where the diameter and depth are selected based on a Weber number for the body such that a cavity is suppressed as the nosepiece and the body enter the air and water interface.