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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 1989
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1988
Mats Olsson, Karlskoga, SE;
Nobel Kemi AB, Karlskoga, SE;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a propellant charge for cannons comprising bundles (11) of tightly held tubular propellant sticks which are provided with connections between the propellant sticks' outer surfaces and their combustion channels, these connections consisting of either longitudinal slits or of uniformly spaced, weakened points in the form of perforations, slits, open notches or bored holes which extend from the outer surfaces of the propellant sticks to the combustions channels, the bundles (11) being surrounded by disoriented powder flakes, powder grains or short powder rods or tubes (9), these filling the remaining portion of the combustion space (7). The disclosure also relates to a method of producing such a charge.