Title :
The Culham Laboratory hypervelocity test facility
Author :
Kear, M.J. ; Oxley, C.M. ; Burden, R.A.
Author_Institution :
Culham Lab., UKAEA, Abingdon, UK
fDate :
1/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Culham Laboratory has designed and constructed a hypervelocity test facility (HTF) using electromagnetic launcher technology. Aimed at launching projectiles of approximately 1 gm to a velocity approaching 15 km/s, the facility is configured around an existing 1.1-MJ, 8-kV capacitor bank. The authors describe the electromagnetic launcher design and its power supply system and also report on its early operation. Theoretical performance is predicted and compared with experimental performance. A preliminary assessment of structural integrity, including rail and insulator damage, is presented
Keywords :
capacitor storage; electromagnetic launchers; power supplies to apparatus; test facilities; 1.1 MJ; 8 kV; Culham Laboratory hypervelocity test facility; capacitor bank; electromagnetic launcher; power supply system; structural integrity; Boring; Capacitors; Drag; Insulation; Laboratories; Projectiles; Railguns; Rails; Surface resistance; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
