Title :
Integral containment electromagnetic gun
Author :
Kathe, E.L. ; Glennon, M.J. ; Gully, M.D. ; Olsen, K.
Author_Institution :
U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC Benet Labs., Watervliet, NY, USA
Abstract :
The integral containment electromagnetic (ICE) gun constitutes a structural containment design method that has been proposed to achieve desirable prestressing of railguns. The principal purpose of this method is to minimize the maximum strain excursion of the rail containment structure during firing stresses to maximize the fatigue life of lightweight armament. The ICE gun may be considered a means to achieve an "autofrettage" effect from a laminated steel disk railgun construction where the disks are strained upon assembly to achieve the desired prestress of the containment structure.
Keywords :
cooling; electromagnetic forces; internal stresses; laminations; military equipment; railguns; thermal management (packaging); weapons; ICE gun; autofrettage effect; fatigue life maximization; firing stresses; integral containment electromagnetic gun; laminated steel disk railgun construction; lightweight armament; lightweight railgun barrels; maximum strain excursion; mobile railgun barrels; rail containment structure; railgun prestressing; structural containment design method; Assembly; Electromagnetic launching; Insulation; Laminates; Lamination; Railguns; Rails; Railway engineering; Shape; Steel;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2002.806389
