Setup and performance of a 105 mm electrothermal gun

Author

Weise, Th H G G ; Wisken, H.G. ; Löffler, M.J. ; Podeyn, F. ; Krumm, H. ; Venier, F.

Author_Institution

TZN Forschungs- und Entwicklungszentrum GmbH, Unterluss, Germany

Volume

33

Issue

1

fYear

1997

fDate

1/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

345

Lastpage

349

Abstract

Within the France-German R&D programme on electric guns, a 105 mm electrothermal gun has been designed and fabricated to be fired in the 30 MJ facility “FEUER-STELLUNG 2000” located at the Rheinmetall proving ground in Unterluss. It was the goal to demonstrate the acceleration of 2 kg flight projectiles to up to 2500 m/s with this gun. The paper gives an overview of the design criteria of the gun as well as the realized design solutions. The results of a finite element analysis of the breech systems are presented. The experiments which lead successively to the operation with full energy input are described and evaluated and the performance characteristics of the gun are discussed

Keywords

acceleration; electrothermal launchers; finite element analysis; projectiles; pulsed power technology; 105 mm; 2 kg; 2500 m/s; 30 MJ; FEM; FEUER-STELLUNG 2000; Franco-German R&D programme; acceleration; breech systems; electrothermal gun; finite element analysis; flight projectiles; gun design criteria; performance characteristics; Acceleration; Contracts; Electrodes; Electrothermal launching; Finite element methods; Guns; Power supplies; Projectiles; Pulsed power supplies; Research and development;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.560035

Filename

560035