NCSU Electrothermal Launcher SIRENS Research Program

Abstract

A review of SIRENS electrothermal launcher research program is presented. SIRENS research program focuses on the understanding of boundary layer physics with typical EM/ET plasma characteristics. Diagnostics development includes in-bore measurements of high heat flux and plasma conductivity. A comparison between the erosion of various material surfaces under typical EM/ET high heat loading conditions is also presented. Fuseless (vacuum) versus fuse (atmospheric) operation showed that barrel pressure may reach 0.75 kbar at an input energy of 5 kJ to the source.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA261248

Entities

People

  • John Gilligan
  • Mohamed Bourham
  • Orlando Hankins

Organizations

  • North Carolina State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ablation
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Chromium
  • Conductivity
  • Emission Spectroscopy
  • Heat Flux
  • Launchers
  • Layers
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Propellants
  • Refractory Materials
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • ballistics.