CPC F42B 15/34 (2013.01) [F25B 9/02 (2013.01); F42B 10/20 (2013.01); F42B 10/52 (2013.01); F25B 2309/02 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
1. An actuation system for a guided munition, comprising:
a reservoir disposed in a guided munition body housing a compressible fluid in a compressed state;
a fluid path connecting the reservoir in fluid communication with a heat exchange volume;
a throttling orifice disposed in the fluid path configured to expand the compressible fluid; and
an actuation path connecting the heat exchange volume in fluid communication with a moveable component, wherein the actuation path is configured to supply pneumatic pressure to the moveable component, wherein the moveable component includes a nose cone segment mounted to the guided munition body.
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