• DocumentCode
    987636
  • Title

    Pulsed power for electromagnetic launching

  • Author

    Cowan, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1982
  • fDate
    1/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    145
  • Lastpage
    150
  • Abstract
    There are system advantages to producing power for electromagnetic propulsion by real time generation rather than by a sequence of generation-storage-switching. The best type of generator for this purpose is the flux compression generator. Different types of flux compression generator which have been developed at Sandia National Laboratories are reviewed and their applications to electric launching are discussed. New experimental facilities for producing more powerful generators are described and cost comparisons are made.
  • Keywords
    Electromagnetic propulsion; Pulse power generation; Conductors; Costs; EMP radiation effects; Electromagnetic launching; Equations; Magnetic flux; Power generation; Projectiles; Pulse generation; Superconducting magnets;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.1982.1061774
  • Filename
    1061774