• DocumentCode
    1010685
  • Title

    A gas-insulated railgun

  • Author

    Tidman, D.A. ; Witherspoon, F.D. ; Parker, J.V.

  • Author_Institution
    GT-Devices, Alexandria, VA, USA
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    12/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    784
  • Lastpage
    785
  • Abstract
    A railgun concept is discussed in which a high-pressure prefill of hydrogen serves as the close-in insulator between the rails. The gas-insulated railgun (GIRG) approach can reduce or eliminate the velocity-limiting problem of growth and separation of the current-carrying armature region behind the projectile, and thus allow higher launch velocities, to be achieved. A hybrid armature appears appropriate for this launcher
  • Keywords
    electromagnetic launchers; gaseous insulation; H2; close-in insulator; current-carrying armature region; gas-insulated railgun; growth; high-pressure prefill; hybrid armature; launch velocities; separation; velocity-limiting problem; Bars; Drag; Electric shock; Hydrogen; Insulation; Ionization; Projectiles; Railguns; Rails; Solids;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/27.256800
  • Filename
    256800
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1010685