Title :
Electromagnetic railguns
Author_Institution :
R. Armament Res. & Dev. Establ., Sevenoaks, UK
Abstract :
For some military applications such as anti-armour and air defence, increasing muzzle velocity leads to significant increases in weapon performance. The EM railgun has already demonstrated velocities in excess of 10 km/sec and muzzle energies over 6 MJ, and ideally requires a high current, low voltage pulsed power system. The author describes options and problems associated with railguns and their power supplies
Keywords :
electromagnetic launchers; military equipment; power supplies to apparatus; pulsed power technology; weapons; 10000 m/s; 6 MJ; electromagnetic railguns; military equipment; muzzle velocity; pulsed power system; weapon performance;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Applications, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
