DocumentCode
1347830
Title
Railgun solid armature scaling model
Author
Zowarka, R.C. ; Yun, H.D. ; Alexander, Amos
Author_Institution
Center for Electromech., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
Volume
33
Issue
1
fYear
1997
fDate
1/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
169
Lastpage
174
Abstract
This paper describes a methodology for using two finite element (FE) codes, MAGTRPL and DYNA, to perform electromechanic, thermal, and structural modeling of railgun solid armatures. We analyze subscale armature experiments and present results that begin to identify the important engineering limits for materials used in armature fabrication
Keywords
Maxwell equations; finite element analysis; modelling; railguns; thermal analysis; DYNA; FE codes; MAGTRPL; armature materials; armature scaling model; electromechanic modeling; finite element codes; railgun solid armatures; structural modeling; subscale armature experiments; thermal modeling; Conducting materials; Conductors; Contacts; Finite element methods; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic flux; Maxwell equations; Railguns; Rails; Solid modeling;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/20.559937
Filename
559937
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