Title :
Metal bodies transition velocity in railguns with traditional and muzzle current supply
Author :
Kareev, Yu.A. ; Kuharenko, A.T.
Author_Institution :
Troitsk Inst. for Innovation & Fusion Res., Moscow, Russia
fDate :
1/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The main factor preventing the attainment of high velocities with armatures in railguns is the high current arc. The arc is a final stage of the skin current process depending on the metal body velocity. The investigation of the development of contact transition in two types of the railguns has been carried out with the help of a two-dimensional code. The parameters influencing the transition velocity value are determined
Keywords :
current density; power supplies to apparatus; railguns; contact transition; metal bodies transition velocity; metal body velocity; muzzle current supply; railgun armatures; railguns; two-dimensional code; Acceleration; Aluminum; Contacts; Current density; Current supplies; Equations; Magnetic fields; Magnetic materials; Railguns; Rails;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
