Title :
MHD generators as pulse power sources for arc-driven railguns
Author :
Esposito, N. ; Raugi, Marco ; Tellini, A.
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Sistemi Elettrici e Automazione, Pisa Univ., Italy
Abstract :
In this paper the performances of an electromagnetic launch system constituted by an arc driven railgun powered by a MHD generator are investigated. A small bore plasma driven railgun for fusion fuel pellet injection is examined considering as a pulse power source a MHD generator having characteristics taken from operating devices. The analysis of the railgun and generator has been carried out by means of a lumped parameter equivalent network model that takes into account drag force and ablation effects and allows the evaluation of the main electrical and thermodynamic quantity distributions of the plasma arc.<>
Keywords :
drag; magnetohydrodynamic convertors; plasma devices; plasma guns; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; power supplies to apparatus; pulsed power technology; railguns; thermodynamics; MHD generators; ablation effects; arc driven railgun; arc-driven railguns; drag force; electrical quantity distributions; electromagnetic launch system; fusion fuel pellet injection; lumped parameter equivalent network model; pulse power sources; small bore plasma driven railgun; thermodynamic quantity distributions; Boring; Drag; Electromagnetic launching; Fuels; Fusion power generation; Magnetohydrodynamic power generation; Plasma devices; Plasma properties; Plasma sources; Railguns;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
