Pulsed Power to the Aid of Chemical Guns

Abstract

The paper deals with the design and operation of an experimental set up consisting of a 6 cm bore gas cannon using standard propellant and a traveling-wave induction accelerator. The projectile consisting of an aluminum cylinder weighing 120 grams, is initially brought up to a speed of 600 m/s in the gas cannon. The pulsed-power stage is designed to accelerate the projectile further to a velocity of 700m/s.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA637148

Entities

People

  • E. Kathe
  • E. Levi
  • L. Birenbaum
  • M. Cipollo
  • P. M. Vottis
  • Z. Zabar

Organizations

  • New York University Tandon School of Engineering

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Capacitors
  • Electromagnetic Guns
  • Energy
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Frequency
  • Guns
  • Materials
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Power
  • Power Supplies
  • Projectiles
  • Propellants
  • Pulsed Power
  • Standards
  • Traveling Waves
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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