An electromagnetic railgun launcher and armature. The armature is made from superconducting material and is levitated between the rails of the launcher by the Meissner effect. The Meissner effect is created by cooling the armature and subjecting it to a magnetic field. The armature configuration has a closed loop topology and defines two planes - one plane coincides with the plane of the rails; the other plane is oblique to the first. The armature configuration, when placed between the rails receives an unbalanced Lorentz force which accelerates the armature.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Superconductive Levitated Armatures for Electromagnetic Launchers


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1988


    Size :

    22 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





    Electromagnetic launchers

    Kohn, H. / Mongeau, P. / Williams, F. | Tema Archive | 1980



    Electromagnetic launchers

    Schaaf, J.C. jun. / Audeh, N.F. | Tema Archive | 1989


    A taxonomy of electromagnetic launchers

    Weldon, W.F. | Tema Archive | 1989