The results of high-pressure tests of four railgun designs and four projectile types are presented. All tests were conducted at the Los Alamos explosive magnetic-flux compression facility in Ancho Canyon. The data suggest that the high-strength projectiles have lower resistance to acceleration than the low-strength projectiles, which expand against the bore during acceleration. The railguns were powered by explosive magnetic-flux compression generators. Calculations to predict railgun and power supply performance were performed by Kerrisk.


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    Title :

    Design and testing of high-pressure railguns and projectiles


    Additional title:

    Entwicklung und Test von Hochdruck-Schienenkanonen und Projektilen


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1984


    Size :

    4 Seiten, 11 Bilder, 2 Tabellen, 6 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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