Title :
Experimental measurement of ablation effects in plasma armature railguns
Author :
Parker, Jerald V. ; Parsons, W. Mark
Author_Institution :
Los Almos National Laboratory, Los Almos, NM
fDate :
11/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Experimental evidence supporting the importance of ablation in plasma armature railguns is presented. Experiments conducted using the HYVAX and MIDI-2 railguns are described. Several indirect effects of ablation are identified from the experimental results. An improved ablation model of plasma armature dynamics is proposed which incorporates the restrike process.
Keywords :
Ablation; Electromagnetic propulsion; Assembly; Boring; Conducting materials; Degradation; Insulation; Loss measurement; Performance analysis; Plasma measurements; Railguns; Rails;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.1986.1064690
