Energy bleed apparatus and method for a detonation gun

摘要

PCT No. PCT/US96/20130 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 21, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 21, 1998 PCT Filed Dec. 23, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/23301 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 3, 1997An energy bleed apparatus and method for a detonation gun apparatus utilizing bleed apertures to remove reflected energy from interfering with the detonation wave front. The energy bleed system is positioned in the downstream portion of the combustion chamber of the detonation gun. The bleed apertures extract energy from the combustion chamber that would otherwise be reflected off the combustion chamber walls and collide with the detonation wave front, thereby permitting a maximum amount of energy to be transferred directly to the coating powder being applied. The increase in energy translates into better quality coatings and an associated increase in productivity of the overall coating process.