Use of the Computer Program PARA 80 to Study Results from Firing the Railgun ERGS-1M,

Abstract

Comparisons are made between railgun performance predictions made by using the computer code PARA 80, and the experimental data obtained during a series of firings of the ERGS-1M railgun. It is shown that relatively simple calculations presently give as much insight as detailed computer codes. This is expected to remain so until rigorous determinations of inductance per unit length of railgun rails have been obtained. We recommend that railgun simulation codes and plasma armature codes be developed separately until much greater understanding of railgun behaviour is available.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA139586

Entities

People

  • D. D. Richardson
  • R. A. Marshall

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Armatures
  • Capacitors
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Experimental Data
  • Guns
  • Inductance
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Materials
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Physical Properties
  • Security
  • Simulations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • ballistics.