Title :
Analysis of rail surfaces from a multishot railgun
Author :
Meger, R.A. ; Cooper, K. ; Jones, H. ; Neri, J. ; Qadri, S. ; Singer, I.L. ; Sprague, J. ; Wahl, K.J.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
The Naval Research Laboratory has initiated a program to study the effects of high power launch on railgun barrel materials. A rail used for 20 shots on the medium caliber launcher at the University of Texas at Austin Institute for Advanced Technology was analyzed using a variety of surface and bulk diagnostics. Initial results are presented.
Keywords :
materials science; railguns; surface structure; Austin Institute for Advanced Technology; Naval Research Laboratory; University of Texas; aluminum armature; bulk diagnostics; electromagnetic railgun; high power launch; materials analysis; medium caliber launcher; multishot railgun; rail surfaces; railgun barrel materials; Boring; Contacts; Electromagnetic analysis; Laboratories; Optical materials; Optical microscopy; Optical surface waves; Railguns; Rails; Surface waves;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2004.838923
