Fig. 1. Bore Evacuator
Fig. 2. Bore Evacuator Mechanism and Flareback Phenomenon
Fig. 3. Barrel Two Dimensional Axisymmetric Simplification
Fig. 4. Barrel Node Modeling
Fig. 5. Geometries of Gun Barrel and Boundary Conditions
Fig. 6. Barrel P-T Graph
Fig. 7. High/Low Pressure Ammunition P-T Graph
Fig. 8. Pressure Contours Comparison between 44 Caliber Length and 55 Caliber Length per time
Fig. 9. Bore Evacuator Pressure Contours Comparison between 44 Caliber Length and 55 Caliber Length per time
Fig. 10. Pressure in Gun Barrel and Evacuator with the Variation of Time
Fig. 10. Pressure Contours Comparison between Low and High Pressure Ammo per time
Fig. 11. Bore Evacuator Pressure Contours Comparison between Low and High Pressure Ammo per time
Fig. 12. Pressure in Gun Barrel and Evacuator with the Variation of Time
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