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@b4by_dr1v3r4 Жыл бұрын
Very cool, really interesting thing I wouldn't have thought of testing for space based equipment.
@Dodo-kk7mb Жыл бұрын
0:44 Just 100 Mpa? That's 1000 Bar, even most pistols habe higher pressures. Rifles and cannons have 4000+ Bar. Seems kinda low
@loganosmolinski44463 ай бұрын
Much much longer barrel proportionally and the light gas (usually hydrogen) transfers momentum more effectively due to its higher speed of sound.
@MisterZimbabwe6 ай бұрын
I'm surprised this hasn't been weaponized yet. Imagine mounting a miniaturized version of one of these ones tank. You wouldn't need large, resource consumptive tank shells any more, you could just fire plastic beads and blow holes in buildings and other armored vehicles.
@David-tl6lv5 ай бұрын
For one the reloading procedure would be a nightmare. That gas piston in the first stage probably gets extremely well lodged in that conical section before the projectile, and the whole barrel needs to be held at a vacuum, meaning you either need a very fragile rupture disc on the end or to convince your enemies to stand in the vacuum chamber the gun is attached to. For two, even though the velocities are relatively high, they're not remotely high enough to encroach on the territory of conventional munitions given such an incredibly light projectile. To give that 1 gram projectile the same energy as a modern long-rod penetrator, it'd have to be traveling at 158 km/s - 22 times faster than this gun currently does, or put differently 0.05% the speed of light. Lastly, consider that the initial charge for this light gas gun is a shotgun shell, meaning the maximal energy it could have is that of a shotgun shell. To give this thing the destructive power of a tanks main gun, you wouldn't miniaturize it, you'd macronize it, making it even larger and more unwieldy.
@Moistbread9552 ай бұрын
It has been tested as a weapon by the US by Utron but from what I understand there were feasibility issues with storing large amounts of gaseous hydrogen
@SatisfyingWhirlpools9 ай бұрын
Would that amount of acceleration not flatten and destroy the projectile?
@David-tl6lv5 ай бұрын
Inspired by the previous comment: Could you give a coarse estimate of what would be required to scale this up to a 12 megajoule impact?
@LupusMechanicus Жыл бұрын
That's the juice bro.
@Evgenabaqus Жыл бұрын
can you share your email , thanks
@ALockrey Жыл бұрын
You can find a link to my LinkedIn in the description, I would be happy to talk with you through there :)