Patent ID: 11885600
Assignee: UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 12:
13. A system for deflating a gas cavity about a projectile formed upon entry of the projectile into a liquid, comprising:
a body operable as a projectile, the body having a leading portion defining a leading end;
a wall associated with the body, the wall defining an exterior and an interior space, and the wall being oriented toward a trailing end relative to the leading end;
at least one inlet to facilitate gas flow from the exterior to the interior space; and
an outlet to facilitate gas flow from the interior space to the exterior, the outlet being oriented toward the trailing end relative to the at least one inlet,
wherein, upon entry of the body and the wall into a liquid and formation of a gas cavity about a portion of the body and the wall, the at least one inlet is located within the gas cavity and the outlet is located outside the gas cavity, such that gas flows from the exterior through the at least one inlet to the interior space, and from the interior space through the outlet to the exterior to deflate the gas cavity.