Ballistic characterization of nanocomposite materials by means of “Coil Gun” electromagnetic accelerator

Author

Micheli, Davide ; Gradoni, Gabriele ; Pastore, Roberto ; Apollo, Carmelo ; Marchetti, Mario

Author_Institution

Aerosp. & Astronaut. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy

fYear

2010

fDate

6-8 Sept. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

In this paper the authors present their activity in the field of electromagnetic machine applications for aerospace solutions. A three stage electromagnetic accelerator is under construction to perform ballistic characterization of carbon-based nanocomposite materials for anti-debris application. Preliminary experiments as well as numerical simulation have been performed with promising results in terms of bullet´s energy. Further implementation are needed in order to come closer the velocity of typical space debris (8km/s).

Keywords

ballistics; carbon; electromagnetic launchers; nanocomposites; space debris; C; aerospace solution; anti debris application; ballistic characterization; carbon based nanocomposite material; coil gun electromagnetic accelerator; electromagnetic machine application; space debris; Capacitance; Capacitors; Coils; Discharges; Inductance; Inductors; Projectiles; Carbon nanoparticles; Coil gun; Composite material; Space debris;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Machines (ICEM), 2010 XIX International Conference on

Conference_Location

Rome

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4174-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4175-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICELMACH.2010.5607827

Filename

5607827