... projectiles velocity weapons liquid traveling charge multiphase flows interior ballistics numerical simulation charge structures The traveling charge (TC) concept, originally introduced by Langweiler as an “Impulse Gun” in the early 1940s, is theoretically capable of producing higher...

...Xin Lu; Yanhuang Zhou; Yonggang Yu Cased telescoped ammunition (CTA) is a kind of charge structure with projectile embedded in the cartridge case. The advantages of CTA, compared with concepts using conventional ammunition, are: (1) reduced charge/ammunition volume, (2) improved performance, and (3...