DocumentCode
1020600
Title
Rail gun performance and plasma characteristics due to wall ablation
Author
Ray, Pradosh K.
Author_Institution
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
Volume
22
Issue
6
fYear
1986
fDate
11/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1699
Lastpage
1705
Abstract
The experiment of Bauer et al. is analyzed by considering wall ablation and viscous drag in the plasma. Plasma characteristics are evaluated through a simple fluid-mechanical analysis considering only wall ablation. By equating the energy dissipated in the plasma with the radiation heat loss, the average properties of the plasma are determined as a function of time.
Keywords
Ablation; Electromagnetic propulsion; Acceleration; Circuits; Equations; Inductors; Magnetic fields; Plasma accelerators; Plasma materials processing; Plasma properties; Projectiles; Rails;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TMAG.1986.1064701
Filename
1064701
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