• DocumentCode
    987598
  • Title

    Centrifugal projectile launchers

  • Author

    Felber, F.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Western Research Corporation, San Diego, CA
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1982
  • fDate
    1/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    209
  • Lastpage
    212
  • Abstract
    Centrifugal projectile launchers are proposed as alternatives to both chemical and electromagnetic launchers to provide reliable, efficient, compact systems that can accelerate projectiles to 2-3 km/s with energies of 105-106J. The direct conversion of mechanical energy into mechanical energy offers many systems advantages besides high efficiency. These advantages are discussed, and experimental and demonstration systems utilizing these advantages are scoped. Design choices for the spinning arbor, projectile release system, modes of operation, and subsystems are considered.
  • Keywords
    Electromagnetic propulsion; Missile propulsion; Acceleration; Chemicals; Electromagnetic launching; Kinetic energy; Laboratories; Mechanical energy; Plasmas; Projectiles; Rails; Spinning;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.1982.1061770
  • Filename
    1061770
    • Link To Document
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