Progress in materials for EML: review and preview

Author

Persad, Chadee

Author_Institution

Inst. for Adv. Technol., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA

Volume

35

Issue

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

300

Lastpage

306

Abstract

Materials developments in electromagnetic launcher technology are reviewed based on “open-literature” publications. One database analysis shows that materials topics are covered in 71 of 650 railgun papers published in the last decade. Several themes are evident in the electromagnetic launch (EML) literature, and those related to EM launcher technology are emphasized. In the new materials section, a preview is given of auxetic polymers and engineered carbon nanotubes. The first steps in the application of expert systems for screening and selecting high performance materials to be used in the design of these new flexible electrical machines are outlined. Increased knowledge in the materials and other intersecting technology areas may be rapidly incorporated, integrated and evaluated in a “virtual EM launcher platform”. This proposed platform represents the interplay of multiple expert systems still being developed

Keywords

carbon nanotubes; electromagnetic launchers; expert systems; physics computing; polymers; EM launcher technology; auxetic polymers; database analysis; electromagnetic launcher technology; engineered carbon nanotubes; expert systems; high performance materials screening; high performance materials selection; materials progress; multiple expert systems; railgun; virtual EM launcher platform; Auxetic materials; Carbon nanotubes; Data analysis; Databases; Electromagnetic launching; Expert systems; Organic materials; Polymers; Railguns; Railway engineering;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.738421

Filename

738421