• 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