Title :
Physics of rail gun plasma armatures
Author_Institution :
Austin Research Associates, Austin, Texas
fDate :
11/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
High current rail gun plasma armatures are appropriately described by the MHD equations of motion, supplemented by radiation transport and Saha equilibrium. Procedures which allow accurate 3-D solutions to the governing equations are presented, as well as investigations of plasma-only projectile characteristics. Current research areas of concern, including turbulence effects, wall thermal loading, and magnetic diffusion processes are also discussed.
Keywords :
Electromagnetic propulsion; MHD; Equations; Physics; Plasma density; Plasma devices; Plasma measurements; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Plasma transport processes; Projectiles; Rails;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.1986.1064687
