Acceleration of large projectiles with electrostatic forces

Abstract

Once one has taken into account basic shooting/launching issues like breach, barrel, and projectile, work on electrostatic forces can begin. Firstly, safety is a must, the static generator is not lethal but the capacitors are very lethal. Secondly, select material for the rings (i.e. surgical steel), determine Volt max (in air or vacuum), and design a system to deliver the energy to a ring as the rear of a projectile passes through. If properly constructed, Volt max =r 1 +r 2 . . . r x or as a unit use ½ mv 2 . Outcome is very high muzzle exit velocity with extremely small recoil (≅10 −23 joules).

1 . A method to accelerate any size projectile to any velocity, including a method for initial F & V, a particular barrel and projectile designs, given the above conditions.  
   
   
       2 . The accelerating system of claim one wherein the said voltage is stored, directed and deposited in the spirit of the disclosure.  
   
   
       3 . There exist methods to improve the projectile muzzle exit velocity such as in Vaccu or pulling with unlike sign and pushing with like sign from each accelerator ring among others.  
   
   
       4 . The present embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the claims, the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of the equivalents of the claims and descriptions are therefore intended to be embraced therein.