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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 1982
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jack R Bates, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
William E Collier, Jr, China Lake, CA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220437 ; 220 / ; 220900 ; 2441 / ; 428912 ;
Abstract
A composite or metal baffel system around a fuel tank collapses after punre from an explosive round. The collapse is caused by the overpressure that follows penetration. The collapse delays fuel leakage until the incendiary effect of the explosive round is passed. The delay of fuel leakage is caused by the time it takes for fuel to follow a serpentine path through the collapsed baffel system.