DocumentCode
3190128
Title
Projectile-Stacked Launch Techniques for Electromagnetic Railgun
Author
Zhang, Jiange ; Gu, Gang ; Liu, Yuexin
Author_Institution
Zhengzhou Electromech. Eng. Res. Inst., Zhengzhou
fYear
2008
fDate
10-13 June 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
"Metal Storm" weapon has high fire rate for its peculiar projectile-stacked launch, attracting the attention of people. But the disadvantages such as low muzzle velocity and difficulty in continuous supply of ammunition hamper the engineering use of "Metal Storm" weapon. Projectile-stacked electromagnetic railgun can perfectly combine metal storm technology with electromagnetic launch. It is easier for projectile-stacked launch and ammunition supply because of no gun powder in electromagnetic railgun and the railgun has higher muzzle velocity, thus the super weapon-projectile-stacked railgun with high fire rate and high muzzle velocity can be expected to play an important role in future close range defense and air defense, anti-missile field.
Keywords
projectiles; railguns; electromagnetic railgun; projectile-stacked launch techniques; Chemical technology; Electromagnetic launching; Fires; Projectiles; Railguns; Rails; Storms; Switches; Thermal management; Weapons;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electromagnetic Launch Technology, 2008 14th Symposium on
Conference_Location
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1832-9
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1833-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ELT.2008.128
Filename
4657688
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