Abstract: An ordnance venting system is provided to reduce the danger of explosion in rdnance items exposed to fires and includes an ordance item having a number of holes in the ordnance casing, each hole covered by a metallic patch having a different differential expansion in relation to the casing to provide shearing forces when subjected to high temperatures, and a means of attaching the patches to the casing over the holes.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 28, 1984
Date of Patent:
July 30, 1991
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
Inventors:
Nick L. Purcell, Joseph A. Schmidt, John A. O'Malley