Launching of Flat Plates with a Single Stage Reconnection Gun

Abstract

A magnetic coil with a square air core was constructed to launch metal plates edge-on. The final velocities of aluminum plates that differ in thickness were measured by using break wires. In addition, the position of an aluminum plate was determined by optical means as it was being launched. These results were compared to the predictions of a simple mathematical model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA639019

Entities

People

  • C. E. Hollandsworth
  • C. R. Hummer

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aluminum
  • Capacitors
  • Efficiency
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Frequency
  • Guns
  • Launching
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Mathematical Models
  • Metal Plates
  • Metals
  • Surface Temperature
  • Thickness

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Structural Dynamics.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.