• DocumentCode
    762872
  • Title

    Design and testing of a 0.60 caliber, augmented railgun

  • Author

    Fuller, R.L. ; Kitzmiller, J.R. ; Ingram, M.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Electromech., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    1/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    45
  • Lastpage
    49
  • Abstract
    The design for a 0.60 caliber, augmented, laminated, solid-armature railgun is presented. Included is the discussion of the magnetic pressure distribution and heating on the molybdenum and copper conductors, and gun stiffness as predicted by finite-element analysis. The inductance gradient is calculated and correlated to experimental results. The materials selection, fabrication details, and insulation methods are also discussed. Finally, gun performance is presented through experimental data collected from testing solid-armature projectiles
  • Keywords
    electromagnetic launchers; finite element analysis; testing; augmented railgun; conductor heating; finite-element analysis; gun stiffness; inductance gradient; magnetic pressure distribution; solid-armature railgun; testing; Conducting materials; Copper; Fabrication; Finite element methods; Heating; Inductance; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic materials; Railguns; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.100991
  • Filename
    100991
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=762872