Performance Results of a Small-Calibre Electromagnetic Launcher,

Abstract

Results of electromagnetic launcher experiments are presented. Using an inductor and a crowbarred capacitor bank, 0.3 g projectiles have been accelerated over 800 mm to a velocity of 3.3 km/s. Voltage, current, power and energy curves are presented, as are tables of muzzle volts and efficiencies. The launcher design, circuit parameters and instrumentation are detailed and discussed. The report has been presented in a manner such that the data may be used by others to test theoretical work and to compare with experiments on other systems. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA142790

Entities

People

  • A. J. Bedford
  • Gregory A. Clark

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Capacitors
  • Chemistry
  • Efficiency
  • Electric Guns
  • Electromagnetic Guns
  • Energy
  • Guns
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Launchers
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Security

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • ballistics.