Title :
Studies of a very high efficiency cryogenic launcher
Author :
Novac, B.M. ; Senior, P. ; Smith, I.R. ; Enache, M.C. ; Gregory, K.
fDate :
1/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Cryogenic experiments, in which ring-shaped projectiles are accelerated axially by a single-turn drive coil powered by a capacitor bank, have demonstrated that more than 50% of the initially stored electrostatic energy can be converted into kinetic energy in the projectile. Results provided by a detailed numerical modeling are shown to be in close agreement with experimental data
Keywords :
capacitor storage; cryogenics; projectiles; railguns; EM launching; capacitor bank; electrostatic energy; filamentary modeling; kinetic energy; numerical modeling; projectile; ring-shaped projectiles acceleration; single-turn drive coil; very high efficiency cryogenic launcher; Acceleration; Availability; Capacitors; Coils; Cryogenics; Electromagnetic launching; Electrostatics; Kinetic energy; Numerical models; Projectiles;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
