Title :
Launching Of Flat Plates With A Single Stage Reconnection Gun
Author :
Hummer, C.R. ; Hollandsworth, C.E.
Author_Institution :
U.S. Army Ballistics Research Laboratory
Abstract :
A magnetic coil with a square air core was constructed to launch metal plates edge-on. The final velocities of aluminum plates that differ in thickness were measured by using break wires. In addition, the position of an aluminum plate was determined by optical means as it was being launched. These results were compared to the predictions of a simple mathematical model.
Keywords :
Acceleration; Aluminum; Capacitors; Circuits; Coils; Explosives; Inductance; Mathematical model; Skin; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 1991. Digest of Technical Papers. Eighth IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0177-3
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.1991.733400
