Abstract: Apparatus for attenuating upstream gas motion induced by axial acoustic ws in a ramjet engine includes a series of hollow truncated conical attenuators acting to both modify and enhance fuel-oxidizer mixing and offering negligible resistance to downstream gas motion while offering substantial resistance to upstream gas motion within the engine.

Abstract: A shaft seal that is slidably mounted in a housing with essentially equal balanced forces acting on each radial side. Fluid from the high pressure side of the shaft is communicated to equal areas on the two sides by ducts and constrained to the design areas by "O" rings. The seal moves radially in response to shaft displacements while maintaining a sealing relationship between packing material and the shaft.

Abstract: A shaker for performing both absolute and comparison accelerometer calibration. A reference accelerometer is mounted within or attached to a shaker head and calibrated with the shaker head by an absolute method. The shaker, thus calibrated absolutely, becomes a portable device for performing comparison calibrations on other accelerators which can be mounted on its shaker head.

Abstract: A method and apparatus deploys a hydrophone array in a predetermined patt. A master buoy includes a float and an anchor which hold a central portion at a predetermined depth in the water. A number of hydrodynamically shaped glide vehicles are disengaged from the central portion and glide radially outwardly from it. When the glide vehicles come to rest, strings of hydrophones are released and buoyed along the bottom in a preestablished pattern. Acoustic energy impinging on the hydrophones, optionally is fed to a transmitting unit on the float or to a remote installation via a cable lying on the bottom.

Abstract: The performance of the conventional permeable base transistor (PBT) is imved by configuring its structure so as to eliminate excessive parasitic losses above and below its control grid structure, to eliminate excessive negative feedback in its source-grid (gate) region, and to eliminate the requirement for backfill of the trenches over the control grid structure. The improved PBT structure features, inter alia, a collector/anode/drain structure comprising a plurality of Schottky metal contacts, and the aforementioned control grid structure comprising a plurality of Schottky metal control grid elements. Each of the plurality of Schottky metal control grid elements, after fabrication, is shaped like an inverted upper case letter T emplaced in corresponding ones of a plurality of trenches of the improved PBT structure.

Abstract: In a rocket motor having an insulative coating on selected portions of the xterior casing, one or more ribs are used to structurally strengthen portions of the casing and to reinforce thermal stress patterns which will cause failure venting at a predetermined point of the rocket motor as a cook-off safety feature.

Abstract: The invention is a safety circuit for torpedoes which causes lead weights be ejected when the torpedo is not running and is below a predetermined depth. It uses a CMOS multivibrator and NAND gates to pulse power to the existing pressure transducer and a comparator. This comparator checks depth and alternator power. When conditions are met, it holds power on and after five seconds, causes the weights to be dropped.The circuit is powered by existing batteries in the torpedo exercise head. To minimize any effect on the battery life, a strobbing technique is used where voltage is switched on for only a few milliseconds once every ten seconds. Depth is checked by the use of the comparator. One comparator input is connected to the torpedo's depth transducer and the other to a reference voltage in accordance with the predetermined depth limit. When the transducer voltage exceeds the reference voltage, the comparator turns on.One output from the comparator then latches-on for as long as the comparator is on.

Abstract: An air conditioning system with incorporated evaporative cooling apparatus dapted to sequentially pass compressed air from a compressor through a heat exchanger and expansion cooling turbine and into an enclosure. A condensate extractor is interposed downstream of the expansion cooling turbine and located above the heat exchanger. A nozzle is mounted to the heat exchanger and connected via a water conduit to the condensate extractor so that gravity delivers extracted condensate to the nozzle. The nozzle communicates via an air conduit with the compressor so that compressed air disperses the extracted condensate through the nozzle to impinge upon the heat exchanger thereby effectuating evaporative cooling.

Abstract: A shape-memory alloy initially configured to have engaging potential for a ance, guillotine or pin connected thereto is wrapped in a heating element powered by current from a water activated battery. When the alloy reaches a specific temperature it silently reverts to a predetermined shape. The reversion force is used to displace a lance to pierce a gas cylinder seal to allow inflation of a float and to cut a retaining loop or withdraw a pin to payout a preset length of hydrophone suspension cable.

Abstract: A seat-mounted parachute employs two-way stretch material to prevent the ease cord for canopy glide control from bunching or binding.

Abstract: A helical antenna for radiating waves in both orthogonal states of circular olarization that is fed at the base by a first feed and at the tip by a second feed. The amplitude and phase of the signal from the first feed controls the amplitude and phase of the wave in the first orthogonal polarization while the amplitude and phase of the second signal from the second feed independently controls the amplitude and phase of the wave in the second polarization state. Radiated waves of any arbitrary polarization state are formed by adjusting the amplitude and phase of the feed signal. Alternative embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: A gyrotron traveling-wave device including quarter wavelength anti-reflece dielectric layers to enhance microwave absorption. A drift tube made from a hollow waveguide is positioned within the gyrotron to surround an electron beam passing from an electron gun to a cavity. A plurality of parallel highly lossy dielectric suppressor rings are interspaced with a plurality of conductive rings positioned to surround the electron beam and located within the waveguide. An anti-reflective layer is formed on the suppressor rings to enhance the absorption by the rings of radiation due to parasitic oscillations by reducing reflections of incident radiation from the suppressor rings. In an alternate embodiment, one or more suppressor rings including an anti-reflecting layer are located within the cavity.

Abstract: A mechanism for distributing axial thrust loads acting on a rotating shaft, ncluding dual thrust bearing assemblies concentrically mounted on the rotating shaft for transmitting axial thrust loads to the thrust load distributing mechanism. The thrust load distributing mechanism includes a stationary support member having at least one fulcrum to provide a reaction force to counterbalance the axial thrust loads acting on the rotating shaft, an annular load lever cooperating with each of the at least one fulcrum, at least two thrust transfer members cooperating with first and second segments on the annular load lever and the dual thrust bearing assemblies, and a force transmitting means.

Abstract: The fuel air explosive (FAE) device of this invention is equipped with a vity responsive unitary burster-detonator positioned in the liquid fuel, wherein the burster is heavier than the liquid fuel and the cloud detonator is lighter than the liquid fuel to provide for automatic means to orient the burster at the bottom of the fuel container and to simultaneously orient the cloud detonator at the top of the fuel container with hand operated release means on the exterior of the device to activate the burster and cloud detonator.

Abstract: A method of clearing a target range or other area of buried unexploded ornce (UXO) by advancing natural galvanic electrochemical corrosion whereby ferrous parts of the UXO is simply rusted away at an accelerated rate and rendered harmless within 5 to 10 years in a safe manner and at substantially reduced cost. The electrolytic condition of the soil containing the UXO is preferably enriched. The soil may be saturated with a liberal amount of salt water or other electrolytic chemicals for establishing a corrosive bed several feet below the surface and a dc voltage applied across the soil to enhance stray current corrosion. The galvanic action of the soil electrolyte may be further enhance by elevating its temperature such as by selective covering with black plastic sheets.

Abstract: A companding digital to analog converter (DAC) of a digital input and exponential output is utilized to drive a PIN diode having a logarithmic attenuation characteristic. An RF signal applied to the diode is linearly attenuated by the diode and variably controlled by digital means through the DAC.

Abstract: A shaped charge and method of breaching reinforced masonary walls is disced. The shaped charge includes an annular liner located centrally between the ends of a cylindrical container filled with explosive. The device is placed in a pilot hole in the wall and is detonated simultaneously at the ends. The charge creates an annular radially expanding jet of explosive gases and fragments directed into the wall providing a man size opening therein.

Abstract: A moveable wing aircraft including a quick release, attachment mechanism carrying the aircraft on a bomb rack or other carrier and a mechanism for deploying the moveable wing from its captive carry position to its extended free flight position are disclosed. The aircraft includes an elongate fuselage, a portion of the top surface of which is substantially flat in order to accommodate the moveable wing. The moveable wing is positionable between a captive carry position in which it is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the fuselage and an extended free flight position. The single, moveable wing is pivoted around a central point from its captive carry position to its extended free flight position such that it is substantially perpendicular to the aircraft fuselage. The quick release mechanism extends through apertures in the wing in its captive carry position and is spring biased to retract through the wing and into the aircraft fuselage when released from the bomb rack or other carrier.

Abstract: A balanced ranging and synchronization (R&S) system for a master(M)-slave satellite pair including a clock, a transmitter, a receiver, a time difference measuring device and a calculating device on both M and S. Each satellite transmits timing signals synchronized to its clock, receives the timing signals from the other satellite and measures the time difference between the transmission and reception of the timing signals. The time difference measured on each satellite is then transmitted to the other satellite. The caluculating device on each satellite utilizes these time difference measurements to calculate the asynchronism between the clocks and the range between the satellites. Finally the S clock is adjusted so that the asynchronism is reduced to within predetermined limits.

Abstract: A controller for a locked carrier distributed multiplexed telemetry system hich uses on-off switching of a d.c. power supply and a pilot signal generator at a remote control unit. A pilot signal from the remote control unit is amplified and rectified. The d.c. rectifier output, occurring only during the presence of the pilot signal, is sensed by a comparator which provides rapid transition pulses to advance a counter. The counter is advanced one count for each pilot signal cycle (on-off-on) and is reset for each d.c. power supply cycle (on-off-on). The devices to be controlled are connected to the output of the counter.