Overview of ETC program in Korea

Author

Jung, Jae Won ; Kim, Jin Sung ; Chung, K.H. ; Yun, Heedo

Author_Institution

Agency for Defense Dev., Taejon, South Korea

Volume

35

Issue

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

23

Lastpage

24

Abstract

Electromagnetic launcher (EML) technology had been investigated in South Korea since 1989. Muzzle velocities up to 4.3 km/sec were obtained using 1.3 g projectiles in 1991. Since 1992, the Korea Program has concentrated on electrothermochemical (ETC) technology instead of EML technology. A 20 mm caliber ETC gun was designed and set up together with the pulse-forming network of a capacitor bank. A 107 g projectile was accelerated to up to 1.24 km/sec. The new Korea ETC program is established to investigate ETC launchers, compulsators, power switches, etc. The whole program will be performed by the Agency for Defense Development with the help of some Korean institutes and industries

Keywords

electrothermal launchers; power capacitors; projectiles; pulse generators; pulsed power supplies; pulsed power switches; research initiatives; 1.24 km/s; 1.3 g; 107 g; 20 mm; 4.3 km/s; ETC gun; Korea; capacitor bank; compulsators; electrothermochemical launcher technology; muzzle velocities; power switches; projectile acceleration; pulse-forming network; research efforts; Capacitors; Chemical technology; Contracts; Projectiles; Pulse power systems; Pulsed power supplies; Switches; Test facilities; Testing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.738369

Filename

738369