An Examination of the Nature, Effects and Control of Electromagnetic Fields

Abstract

Electromagnetic (EM) armaments and electric launchers are emerging systems that are of increasing importance to the armed forces. Included in this category are the railgun, coilgun, reconnection gun, electrothermal (ET) gun, and electrothermal-chemical (ETC) gun. The system design issues for managing EM fields generated by these devices and their associated pulsed power systems, which may include compulsators and pulse disk alternators, in the military applications for which they are intended have been the subject of this study.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA378064

Entities

People

  • A. Zielinski
  • C. Marinos
  • W. J. Sargeant

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alternators
  • Best Practices
  • Electric Fields
  • Electric Power
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electronic Components
  • Energy Systems
  • Environment
  • Generators
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Power
  • Power Electronics
  • Pulsed Power
  • Radiation
  • Radio Frequency
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • ballistics.