Title :
ETC 40-mm Gun Firings in the Low-Input-Energy Regime
Author :
Åberg, Denny ; Svanberg, Lars-Peter ; Olsson, Fredrik
Author_Institution :
BAE Syst. Bofors, Karlskoga, Sweden
Abstract :
Electrical thermal chemical guns have so far been investigated in energy regimes where electrical energy has been used to compensate for temperature and add energy to the propellant. This paper presents results where the electrical energy is at levels of, or below, typical chemical igniters for a plasma igniter (PI). The aim of this study is to verify if ignition can be asserted by a PI at these low energies.
Keywords :
electrothermal launchers; plasma devices; weapons; ETC gun firings; chemical igniters; electrical energy; electrical thermal chemical guns; low-input energy regime; plasma igniter; size 40 mm; temperature compensation; Chemicals; Current measurement; Firing; Ignition; Plasmas; Propulsion; Pulse generation; Electrical thermal chemical (ETC); plasma ignition;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2010.2052637
