An electromagnetic launcher called the reconnection gun is introduced. Its potential performance is shown to be superior to that of a modern railgun for projectiles with mass greater than a few hundred grams. It has a 'characteristic velocity' which is an order of magnitude lower for much lower energy loss to ohmic heating. Also, it has several advantages for producing higher acceleration including; no barrel, no drop in acceleration with increase in projectile mass, higher peak pressure on the projectile and smaller differences between average and peak pressure. Experimental results and plans for high-performance, multi-stage designs are briefly discussed.
The reconnection gun
Die Wiederverbindungskanone
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics ; 22 , 6 ; 1429-1434
1986
6 Seiten, 7 Bilder, 7 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
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