Title :
Analysis of rail surfaces from a multishot railgun
Author :
Meger, R.A. ; Cooper, K. ; Jones, H. ; Neri, J. ; Qadri, S. ; Singer, I.L. ; Sprague, J. ; Wahl, K.J.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
The Naval Research Laboratory has initiated a program to study the effects of high power launch on railgun barrel materials. A rail used for 20 shots on the medium caliber launcher at the University of Texas at Austin Institute for Advanced Technology was analyzed using a variety of surface and bulk diagnostics. Initial results are presented.
Keywords :
railguns; Austin Institute for Advanced Technology; Naval Research Laboratory; University of Texas; bulk diagnostics; high power launch; medium caliber launcher; multishot railgun; rail surface analysis; railgun barrel materials; Aluminum; Boring; Contacts; Laboratories; Optical materials; Optical microscopy; Optical surface waves; Railguns; Rails; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Launch Technology, 2004. 2004 12th Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8290-0
DOI :
10.1109/ELT.2004.1398051
