• DocumentCode
    762917
  • Title

    Electromagnetic acceleration studies with augmented rails

  • Author

    Maruo, Toshiaki ; Fujioka, Kazumi ; Nagaoka, Kenji ; Okamoto, Akihiro ; Ikuta, Kazunari ; Nemoto, Koji

  • Author_Institution
    Japan Steel Works Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    1/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    65
  • Lastpage
    67
  • Abstract
    A comparative study of electromagnetic acceleration in rail-type accelerators with two kinds of rail geometry was carried out. The accelerators were energized by 200 kJ capacitor bank and the weight of loaded projectiles was about 1.3 grams, with a 10 mm×10 mm square bore. The velocity attained was 4.3 km/s in the augmented accelerator, while it was 3.8 km/s in the classical device. These differences in attained velocity are briefly discussed. A theoretical understanding of the rail erosion is also described
  • Keywords
    capacitor storage; electromagnetic launchers; augmented rails; capacitor bank; electromagnetic acceleration; rail erosion; Acceleration; Capacitors; Current measurement; Plasma accelerators; Position measurement; Projectiles; Rails; Steel; Velocity measurement; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.100995
  • Filename
    100995
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=762917