Gun-Driven Flux Compression,

Abstract

A projectile accelerated to a velocity of 1 mm/microsec by a helium-driven gun was used to generate a magnetic field of 1.3 MG, using the technique of flux compression. The design of the flux-compression device was optimized with the aid of a simplified theory. This theory was used to investigate the relationship of maximum field to coil geometry, seed field, and projectile velocity. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0768095

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Vrabel
  • Richard P. Leavitt

Organizations

  • Harry Diamond Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Compression
  • Geometry
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Phenomena
  • Mathematics
  • Motion
  • Projectiles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Electrical Engineering