Engineering:Broadwell Ring
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The Broadwell Ring is a small ring found in France and Germany artillery. It sits in a recess at the rear end of the bore, and abuts against a flat plate. When the gun is fired, the rapidly expanding gases produced by the combustion of gunpowder force the Broadwell Ring against the plate, sealing the end of the bore against escape and directing the full force of the explosion toward propelling the bullet.[1] The Broadwell Ring is readily removed and replaced for maintenance purposes.[2]
References
- ↑ "The Project Gutenberg EBook of Scientific American Supplement, No. 324,". Archived from the original on 2006-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20060911213521/http://www2.cddc.vt.edu/gutenberg/etext05/8032410h.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ↑ The Project Gutenberg eBook of Scientific American Supplement, March 18, 1882
External links
MODERN ORDNANCE, A paper read Feb. 8, 1882, before the Society of Arts, London, By COLONEL MAITLAND [1]
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