WO2003008815A1 - Pyrotechnical actuator device with rifled barrel - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
- F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F15B15/00—Fluid-actuated devices for displacing a member from one position to another; Gearing associated therewith
- F15B15/02—Mechanical layout characterised by the means for converting the movement of the fluid-actuated element into movement of the finally-operated member
- F15B15/06—Mechanical layout characterised by the means for converting the movement of the fluid-actuated element into movement of the finally-operated member for mechanically converting rectilinear movement into non- rectilinear movement
- F15B15/063—Actuator having both linear and rotary output, i.e. dual action actuator
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
- F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F15B15/00—Fluid-actuated devices for displacing a member from one position to another; Gearing associated therewith
- F15B15/08—Characterised by the construction of the motor unit
- F15B15/14—Characterised by the construction of the motor unit of the straight-cylinder type
- F15B15/1423—Component parts; Constructional details
- F15B15/1428—Cylinders
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
- F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F15B15/00—Fluid-actuated devices for displacing a member from one position to another; Gearing associated therewith
- F15B15/19—Pyrotechnical actuators
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- Piston actuators are employed to perform mechanical tasks with precise timing and high reliability.
- a linear piston is slidably mounted within a cylindrical barrel.
- An energetic pyrotechnic charge, or propellant is initiated within a sealed chamber to provide a pressure wave, which, in turn, imparts its force on the piston.
- the piston is propelled through the barrel, and the kinetic energy of the piston is employed by the system to perform mechanical work.
- the piston In contemporary designs, the piston is configured to travel in a linear motion through the cylindrical barrel.
- the barrel has a smooth internal wall of a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the piston body.
- Such clearance between the piston and barrel is necessary, in order to allow for resistance-free linear motion of the piston.
- a consequence of the clearance is referred to in the art as gas “blow-by", whereby a portion of the detonated charge gas escapes through the clearance region past the piston.
- the blow-by gases tend to bounce off the internal front wall of the barrel and retreat back into the front face of the advancing piston, referred to as "piston retraction". This can further compromise the efficiency of the system.
- O-rings have been introduced, in order to improve the seal on the piston, while still permitting piston travel.
- O-rings tend to erode as a result of heat and pressure, and tend to disintegrate under the high pressure of the explosive charge following detonation. Portions of the O-ring can therefore be released into the path of the piston, possibly hindering travel of the piston.
- the present invention is directed to an energetic-based piston actuator system that overcomes the limitations of the contemporary embodiments.
- the present invention imparts a rotational motion in the piston in a manner that increases system efficiency and reliability.
- the present invention is directed to an energetic-based piston actuator.
- the actuator includes a barrel having a cylindrical interior surface.
- a piston is provided in the barrel, the piston being slidable within the barrel and having an outer diameter less than an inner diameter of the interior surface of the ban-el.
- a ring of malleable material is provided about the piston.
- the interior surface of the barrel includes rifling.
- the rifling engages the ring when the piston is driven in a linear direction down the barrel, the rifling deforming the malleable material of the ring so as to induce a rotational motion in the ring, and a corresponding counter-rotation in the piston.
- the piston preferably includes a body and a neck, the piston body having an outer diameter less than the inner diameter of the interior surface of the barrel, and the ring being mounted about the piston neck.
- the rifling preferably comprises grooves and lands formed on the interior surface of the barrel.
- the rifling may be in the form of uniform twist rifling or gain rifling.
- the piston may comprise fore and aft piston heads of an outer diameter less than the inner diameter of the barrel cylinder interior surface.
- the ring is positioned in a groove between the fore and aft piston heads.
- the ring may be mounted rotatable relative to the piston, or alternatively may be fixed to the piston.
- An energetic for example in the form of a propellant or pyrotechnic, when detonated, drives the piston and ring in a longitudinal direction down the barrel.
- the energetic preferably comprises Bis-Nitro-Cobalt-3-Perchlorate.
- the piston and barrel have a slip-fit relationship.
- the present invention is directed to an energetic-based actuator.
- the actuator includes a barrel having rifling on an interior cylindrical surface.
- a piston in the barrel has a slip-fit relationship with the barrel, the piston having a longitudinal axis.
- a ring is mounted about the piston and is rotatable relative to the longitudinal axis of the piston such that when a pressure charge is induced on the piston, the piston is driven down the barrel in an axial direction along the longitudinal axis of the piston, the axial direction of the piston causing the ring to deform in the rifling, causing the ring to mesh with the rifling, and to rotate, as the piston travels in the axial direction.
- the rotating ring serves as a seal for preventing gas blow-by, and the rotating piston is more dynamically stable throughout its travel down the barrel, leading to improved system efficiency and accuracy.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional side view of a piston actuator configuration in accordance with the present invention.
- FIGs. 2 A and 2B are cutaway side views of the piston actuator cylinder, illustrating uniform-twist and gain-twist rifling, in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional end view of a piston actuator cylinder having rifling, in accordance with the present invention.
- FIGs. 4A - 4C are sectional side views of the piston actuator, illustrating propagation of the piston down the cylinder body, in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the piston and band, illustrating rifling- induced rotational motion of the band, and resulting counter-rotation of the piston, in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a chart of amplitude as a function of time for the parameters of longitudinal and angular acceleration, longitudinal and angular velocity, and band pressure for a piston actuator in accordance with the present invention.
- the piston actuator 18 includes a barrel 20 having a cylindrical interior surface 19 and a piston 22 adapted to slide in a longitudinal direction relative to the primary axis of the barrel 20.
- the piston 22 includes an aft piston head 24a at a proximal end and an fore piston head 24b spaced apart from the aft piston head 24a so as to form a channel or groove 25 therebetween.
- a distal end of the piston 22 comprises a shaft 38 adapted for mechanically engaging a device to be actuated by the piston actuator 18.
- the outer cross-sectional perimeters of the fore and aft piston heads 24b, 24a are circular in shape and of an outer diameter slightly less than the inner diameter of the inner surface 19 of the barrel 20, for example in a slip-fit relationship. In this manner, the piston 22 slides freely in a longitudinal direction along the concentric longitudinal axes 21 of the barrel 20 and piston 22, without substantially frictionally interfering with the inner surface 19 of the barrel 20.
- a band 26 of malleable material in the shape of a ring is mounted in the channel 25 between the fore and aft piston heads 24b, 24a about the piston 22.
- the band 26 is circular in shape and concentric with the piston 22 and barrel 20 about axis 21, and rotates freely in the channel 25 about the piston 22.
- the band 26 serves a number of purposes, discussed in detail below.
- the interior surface 19 of the barrel 20 is rifled, for example with rifling grooves 36.
- An energetic in the form of a pyrotechnic charge or propellant 28 (for the purpose of discussion, the energetic form described herein will be a propellant) is disposed adjacent the outer face of the aft piston head 24a.
- a bridge wire 32 is placed in communication with the propellant 28, and is activated by an electric pulse through lead wires 30 in order to energize the propellant 28.
- a glass-to-metal seal 34 serves to seal the propellant 28 within the barrel 20.
- a moisture barrier 40 seals the opposite end of the piston actuator while in a dormant state, thus eliminating possible interaction of moisture with the pyrotechnic during temperature variation or humid atmosphere.
- a preferred moisture barrier is Parylene; other moisture barrier materials such as polyethylene or polyamid are equally applicable.
- the rotating band 26 obturates the former gap, or clearance, between the outer perimeter of the ring 26 and the rifled inner surface of the barrel 20, thereby serving as a dynamic gas seal for the piston during piston travel, mitigating and/or eliminating the gas blow-by condition.
- the rotating band 26 further induces a counter-rotation in the piston 22 in a direction or rotation opposite that of the rotation of the band 26.
- Such counter-rotation occurs because the pressure generated by the released gaseous energy follows a swirl-like pattern, causing the piston 22, which is free to rotate, to start its rotational motion. Dynamic equilibrium must be maintained in the system; therefore, the piston 22 rotates in direction opposite that of the band 26.
- the present invention provides a piston actuator having enhanced performance consistency and reduced standard deviation.
- the effects of gas blow-by are mitigated and/or eliminated, as are system failures resulting from O- ring erosion.
- Performance criteria are determined by angular velocity, which is controlled by the pitch of the rifling, as opposed to linear actuators which rely on force and displacement parameters.
- rifling is a mature technology that is well defined, and offers predictable, and reliable, results.
- FIGs. 2 A and 2B are cutaway side views of the piston barrel 20 illustrating uniform-twist rifling 36a and gain-twist rifling 36b respectively.
- uniform-twist rifling 36a as shown in FIG. 2 A, the angular acceleration of the piston is proportional to its linear acceleration throughout the piston travel; therefore, the peak value of the angular acceleration occurs at the time of peak pressure.
- the centrifugal acceleration due to piston spin is at a maximum when the piston velocity is at a maximum.
- Gain-twist rifling as shown in FIG. 2B is useful for those applications requiring a varying kinetic energy in the piston during the piston travel, rather than a constant kinetic energy.
- the gain-twist rifling 36b allows for control over the angular acceleration of the piston 22 throughout its travel through the barrel 20.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional end view of a piston actuator barrel including rifling 36.
- the rifling 36 is formed with grooves 44 and lands 42 of different concentric diameters. The adjustment of the width and depth of the rifling will produce predictable effects for various band materials.
- the rotating band i.e. obturating band
- the angular acceleration of the piston is proportional to the linear acceleration, assuming uniform-twist rifling, so the peak value of this quantity, as well as the peak value of sliding friction, occurs at peak pressure.
- the centrifugal acceleration, i.e. rotational or angular, acceleration due to piston spin is at a maximum when the piston velocity is at maximum, i.e. when the piston stops at "shot-end" (described below).
- the rotating band may comprise, for example, a thermoplastic elastomer based material such as plastic, Teflon, or polyamid, or may comprise a metallic material such as steel, brass, or aluminum. In either case, the band should exhibit a certain degree of malleability.
- FIGs. 4A-4C are sectional side views of the operation of the piston actuator, illustrating longitudinal propagation of the piston 22 and band 26 through the barrel 20 body. In FIG. 4A, the propellant 28 is initiated, which imparts a charge force 46 on the outer face 25 of the aft piston head 24a.
- shot-start S START time This point in time at which the charge beings to exert pressure on the piston 22, causing the piston to begin to move in a forward direction, is referred to herein as the "shot-start” S START time, while the point in time at which the piston has completed its travel is referred to as the "shot-end” S END time.
- FIG. 6 is a chart of the amplitudes of various parameters as functions of time
- the band pressure is at a relative maximum, while the longitudinal and angular acceleration of the piston and band are at relative minimums.
- the obturating band 26 begins to rotate and is placed under compressive interference stresses. Such stresses are generally assumed to be about half of the peak chamber pressure in magnitude when a plastic band is used, and much higher in magnitude when metal bands are employed.
- Eddy currents form during translation of bodies where a fluid is moving at a given velocity behind such bodies. Eddies are, in effect, a result of hydrodynamic phenomena. Eddy formation is dependent on the shape of surfaces and may be reduced by eliminating sharp corners. In many cases, sharp corners and bends may not be totally eliminated, and the need to design bodies with free movement, specifically, angular rotation, will mitigate or eliminate eddy formation. Assuming the piston initially moves solely in an axial direction, high velocity fluid motion, i.e. gas, under high pressure, promotes the formation of eddy currents. This eddy formation becomes more apparent in the presence of sharp bends. By permitting piston rotation, the energy of the moving fluid is quickly dissipated in as it begins to rotate the piston about its axis. The faster the piston rotation, the lower the likelihood of eddy formation, and the less likelihood there is for back pressure to develop and create a blow-by scenario.
- high velocity fluid motion i.e. gas
- This eddy formation becomes more apparent in the presence of sharp bends
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the piston 22 and band 26 operating under the imparted charge force 46, and moving in a forward angular direction through the barrel as indicated by arrows 48a, 48b.
- the band 26 rotates in a first counter clockwise direction 50 which, in turn, causes a counter-rotation of the piston 22 in a clockwise direction indicated by arrows 52.
- the angular acceleration of the piston is proportional to the linear acceleration when the barrel is of a uniform-twist rifling, and can vary with respect to the linear acceleration when the barrel is of a gain-twist rifling, as described above.
- the centrifugal acceleration due to piston spin is at a maximum when the piston velocity is at a maximum, for example at the time of Shot-end S END when the piston stops moving (see FIG. 6).
- the piston 22 is preferably formed of a steel material, for example, type 17-4 PH, or alloy steel, type 303.
- the ring 26 is preferably formed of a malleable material which will tend to obturate under the high pressure exerted by the explosive charge and instant acceleration of the piston, for example plastic or copper.
- the pyrotechnic charge 28 preferably comprises Bis-Nitro-Cobalt-3- Perchlorate, a high energy pyrotechnic that is capable of undergoing a deflagration- to-detonation (DDT) transition.
- DDT deflagration- to-detonation
- a first-order approximation of the pyrotechnic charge weight required may be made by assuming a 90% efficiency level; i.e, the realized mechanical output is 90%, or higher, of the pyrotechnic energy.
- the energy content of the pyrotechnic is given by:
- Equation (2) may also be derived using the Equation of State for the pyrotechnic/propellant gas, i.e.,
- T 0 Adiabatic isochoric flame temperature, °R
- V Gas volume, in. 3 Assuming adiabatic expansion to infinity and assuming the initial gas temperature equal to the adiabatic isochoric flame temperature, then
- the charge weight for a propellant actuated device is:
- Equation (6) For thrusters, piston actuators, and devices where energy is primarily expended in overcoming a resistive force, kinetic energy imparted to the load is insignificant in comparison, therefore, Equation (6) becomes:
- C (BNCP) 0.0363 grams or 36.3 milligrams.
- the energy balance for the Piston Actuator closed system at time t may be determined using the first law of thermodynamics:
- Equation (9) Equation (9)
- the pressure gradient in the piston actuator system will now be calculated using Lagrange approximation.
- the pyrotechnic charge is entirely burned, and therefore, will be treated as a gas, with uniform distribution along the piston case (piston tube).
- the derivation in a tube-based reference is:.
- piston acceleration is expressed as:
- Equations (30) and (31) are substituted into (33) and integrated, yielding:
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