DocumentCode
1020420
Title
Physics of rail gun plasma armatures
Author
Sloan, M.L.
Author_Institution
Austin Research Associates, Austin, Texas
Volume
22
Issue
6
fYear
1986
fDate
11/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1747
Lastpage
1752
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TMAG.1986.1064687
Filename
1064687
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