Proper design of a solid metal armature and sabot is critical to obtain optimal railgun performance and to reduce rail wear. Previous armature designs only considered bulk ohmic heating and static mechanical design of the armature. This report discusses the extension of the analysis of armature heating to include thermal heating induced by sliding friction at the armature-rail interface, and the experiments performed to evaluate the simplified armature design model. The implications of results on the development of armature design models are also discussed.


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    Title :

    On the design of an integrated metal armature and sabot for railguns


    Additional title:

    Ueber den Entwurf einer integrierten Metall-Armatur und eines Schuhes fuer elektromagnetische Kanonen


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1986


    Size :

    5 Seiten, 3 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 9 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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