Title :
Rail gun performance and plasma characteristics due to wall ablation
Author_Institution :
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
fDate :
11/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The experiment of Bauer et al. is analyzed by considering wall ablation and viscous drag in the plasma. Plasma characteristics are evaluated through a simple fluid-mechanical analysis considering only wall ablation. By equating the energy dissipated in the plasma with the radiation heat loss, the average properties of the plasma are determined as a function of time.
Keywords :
Ablation; Electromagnetic propulsion; Acceleration; Circuits; Equations; Inductors; Magnetic fields; Plasma accelerators; Plasma materials processing; Plasma properties; Projectiles; Rails;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.1986.1064701
