A compulsator-driven railgun is an attractive alternative to the homopolar generator-inductor-switch configuration, especially for repetitive duty. A conceptual design of a rapid-fire EM-gun system is presented. The generator is sized to accelerate a 0.08 kg projectile to 2 to 3 km/s at a 60 pulse-per-second repetition rate. Initial design parameters are discussed, and example current and velocity waveforms are given. The generator is discharged at the proper phase angle to provide a current zero just as the projectile exits the muzzle of the railgun.


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    Title :

    A compulsator driven rapid-fire EM gun


    Additional title:

    Ein compulsatorgetriebenes elektromagnetisches Schnellfeuergewehr


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1984


    Size :

    4 Seiten, 8 Bilder, 3 Tabellen, 3 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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