DocumentCode
856431
Title
HERA railgun facility at Texas Tech University
Author
Day, Michael ; Baker, M.C. ; Grant, Greg
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas Univ., Lubbock, TX, USA
Volume
29
Issue
1
fYear
1993
fDate
1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
787
Lastpage
791
Abstract
The HERA (High Energy Railgun Apparatus) railgun at Texas Tech University has been assembled and begun operation. The HERA railgun will be used to study railgun armatures and their effects on railgun velocity. The authors describe the assembly and operation of the railgun. Results are given on the injector, the armatures, and current pulses into a railgun load, and velocity data are presented
Keywords
electromagnetic launchers; HERA railgun facility; High Energy Railgun Apparatus; Texas Tech University; armatures; current pulses; injector; railgun armatures; railgun load; railgun velocity; velocity data; Acceleration; Aluminum; Assembly; Boring; Copper; Engine cylinders; Projectiles; Railguns; Rails; Seals;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/20.195676
Filename
195676
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