Research is described that has centered around 1, 2, or 8 m long, 12.7 mm square-bore railguns powered by one or more of the following power supplies: a 1 MJ capacitor-bank-driven, pulse-forming network; a 6 MJ homopolar-generator (HPG)-charged coaxial inductor; or one or more of six 10 MJ Balcones-HPG-charged coaxial inductors. Several variations of the 1 and 2 m-long railguns were designed, fabricated, and tested. Railgun design parameters, development, and some test results are described. Parameters of primary importance in designs include sidewall insulator and rail materials; gun length and outer structure materials; stiffness and strength; ease of assembly and disassembly; and availability of methods for supporting, straightening, and honing the guns. Both static and dynamic aspects of railgun structural behavior are discussed
Design and development of extremely high velocity electromagnetic launch accelerators-GEDI program
Entwurf und Entwicklung von mit extrem hohen Geschwindigkeiten arbeitenden elektromagnetischen Beschleunigern
1989
6 Seiten, 6 Quellen
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
LEISTUNGSKONDENSATOR , STEIFIGKEIT , BESCHLEUNIGUNG , GENERATOR (ELEKTRISCHE MASCHINE) , UNIPOLARMASCHINE , ENERGIEVERSORGUNG , PRUEFUNG , INDUKTIONSSPULE , DIELEKTRIKUM , SYSTEMENTWURF , GESCHOSS (MUNITION) , MONTAGE , TECHNISCHE ENTWICKLUNG , UEBERSCHALLGESCHWINDIGKEIT , IMPULSFORMUNG , WAFFE , FESTIGKEIT , LEITSCHIENE , PULSED POWER TECHNOLOGY , DESIGN PARAMETERS
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