Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Direct impingement cook-off mechanism and system
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Application No.: US17237499Application Date: 2021-04-22
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Publication No.: US11519706B1Publication Date: 2022-12-06
- Inventor: Benjamin M. Blazek , Lee R. Hardt
- Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Applicant Address: US VA Arlington
- Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Arlington
- Agency: Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
- Agent James M. Saunders
- Main IPC: F42C19/02
- IPC: F42C19/02 ; F42B39/14 ; F42B39/20 ; F42B12/20

Abstract:
Embodiments are directed to direct impingement cook-off mitigation systems. As assembled, a munition fuzewell is torqued into the aft end of a munition. During a cook-off event, the expanding gases from the booster energetic will burn instead of detonating. The hot expanding booster gases are vented to the munition's main fill energetic causing the main fill energetic to burn concurrently with the booster energetic. The combined expanding gases from both the booster and main fill energetics are then vented through longitudinal vents.
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