Title :
Parameters for an electromagnetic naval railgun
Author :
McNab, Ian R. ; Fish, Scott ; Stefani, Francis
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Adv. Technol., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
fDate :
1/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The United States Navy is considering the electromagnetic (EM) railgun as a future candidate for long-range shore bombardment missions. This brief study evaluates the gun and the pulsed power supply for this application. Approximate parameters are derived for a notional system that includes the projectile, launch package, railgun, and pulsed power components
Keywords :
naval engineering; projectiles; pulsed power supplies; railguns; weapons; EM railgun; United States Navy; electromagnetic naval railgun; electromagnetic railgun; launch package; long-range shore bombardment missions; projectile; pulsed power components; pulsed power supply; Fires; Guns; Marine animals; Marine vehicles; Missiles; Projectiles; Propulsion; Pulsed power supplies; Railguns; Weapons;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
