DocumentCode
856330
Title
Velocity effects on metal armature contact transition [railguns]
Author
Barber, John P. ; Challita, Antonios
Author_Institution
IAP Research Inc., Dayton, OH, USA
Volume
29
Issue
1
fYear
1993
fDate
1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
733
Lastpage
738
Abstract
Both friction and the velocity skin effect have been proposed as potential velocity limiting mechanisms for nonarcing armature contacts. The experimental evidence is that neither has a significant effect, at least up to the 2-km/s regime. The authors examine both friction and the velocity skin effect in the context of the adiabatic contact model. They show that neither mechanism presents a velocity barrier or limit for metal armature contacts
Keywords
electromagnetic launchers; friction; adiabatic contact model; friction; metal armature contact transition; railguns; velocity skin effect; Armature; Contacts; Context modeling; Current density; Electromagnetic modeling; Friction; Multilevel systems; Railguns; Rails; Skin effect;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/20.195667
Filename
195667
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