Gas-Splitting Gun Suppressor for Backflow and Flash Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing firearm silencers fail to effectively mitigate sound, recoil, and flash, while also allowing toxic gunpowder gases to reflect back into the shooter's face and affect weapon operation, with designs being non-adjustable and material-specific.
Innovation Solution
A multifunctional suppressor that divides gunpowder gases into multiple streams, adjustable based on user preference, using gas diverters with varying orientations and materials, and can include a recoil compensator to manage recoil and flash.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a sound suppressor is attached to the firearm barrel, then sound intensity and flash intensity are reduced, but toxic gunpowder gases reflect back into the shooter's face and affect weapon operation
Solution Approach 1:
The suppressor internal volume is divided into multiple separate chambers (first chamber, second chamber, third chamber) that are fluidly connected. This segmentation allows different gas flows to be directed to different chambers, with the first chamber receiving gases from the barrel, the second chamber receiving ambient air, and the third chamber serving as an exhaust. This compartmentalization enables independent control of gas mixing and exhaust pathways, reducing toxic gas reflection to the shooter.
Solution Approach 2:
Ambient air is introduced as an intermediary substance into the second chamber and mixed with the gunpowder gases. This intermediary air dilutes the concentration of toxic gases before they reach the exhaust, reducing the harmful effects on the shooter while maintaining the sound suppression function.
2Ease of manufacture
If the suppressor design is fixed and material-specific, then manufacturing is simplified, but adaptability to different firearm models and shooting conditions is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The suppressor incorporates adjustable components including a movable partition wall between chambers that can be repositioned, and adjustable gas port openings that can be modified in size and orientation. These dynamic elements allow the suppressor to be adapted to different firearm calibers, shooting conditions, and performance requirements without requiring complete redesign, thus maintaining ease of manufacture while significantly improving versatility.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If gunpowder gases are allowed to exit the suppressor outlet ports, then sound is reduced, but the amount of gases reflected back through the barrel to the locking mechanism increases, reducing weapon lifespan
Solution Approach 1:
Different chambers are designed with different local qualities and functions: the first chamber handles hot gunpowder gases from the barrel, the second chamber introduces cooler ambient air, and the third chamber serves as the exhaust to the environment. This local differentiation allows optimal gas flow management, where the mixing and cooling process occurs in specific localized zones, reducing the temperature and velocity of gases that could otherwise damage the locking mechanism while maintaining effective sound suppression at the exhaust.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Reduces sound and flash intensity, minimizes recoil, and prevents toxic gases from entering the shooter's face, while optimizing performance for different firearm models and shooting conditions.
Implementation Method 1
the outer surface of the diverters is provided with notches, grooves or spiral channels for diverting and/or inhibiting the flow of gases
Implementation Method 2
A multifunctional suppressor that divides gunpowder gases into multiple streams, adjustable based on user preference
Data Source
AI summary
A gun suppressor with gas-splitting includes a tubular housing, a mounting attachment installed at an inlet end of the housing for securing to a gun barrel, a combustion chamber near the mounting attachment, an exit nozzle at an outlet end of the housing, an inner housing mounted inside the housing near the exit nozzle, and at least one gas diverter installed in the inner housing. The exit nozzle defines an opening for passage of a projectile. Each of the at least one gas diverter has a conically-shaped body, through which a central bore for passage of the projectile is adapted to the projectile's caliber, and notches, grooves, or spiral channels formed on the gas diverter's outer circumferential surface for diverting and/or inhibiting the flow of gases. A flash-hider and/or a recoil compensator may also be provided.