Examination of a High-Explosive Round for a High-Aspect Ratio Railgun Bore

Abstract

A railgun bore with a rectangular cross section is advantageous for launching a hypervelocity kinetic energy penetrator. An analysis is presented that supports the operation of a mass-stablized round with a high-explosive (HE) payload from the same bore. The design criteria and two bounding cases are provided to illustrate the effectiveness. Modifications to the bore insulators, ranging from 0 to 15 mm, can provide space for the projectile base diameter. The resultant HE round provides an increased capability, compared to conventionally launched HE rounds in velocity, armor penetration, and payload capacity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA389937

Entities

People

  • Alexander Zielinski

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Vehicles
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Design Criteria
  • Diameters
  • Dielectrics
  • Electronics
  • Engineering
  • Explosives
  • Geometry
  • High Explosives
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Materials
  • Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Military Research
  • Payload
  • Projectiles
  • Pulsed Power

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Structural Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • ballistics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow
  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster