Title :
Railgun recoil forces cannot be modeled as gas pressure
Author :
Graneau, Peter ; Graneau, Neal
Author_Institution :
Center for Electromagn. Res., Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA, USA
fDate :
11/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This letter discusses the failure of the Lorentz force law to locate the recoil action in railguns. Ampere´s force law makes predictions which agree with experiment
Keywords :
electromagnetic forces; modelling; momentum; railguns; Ampere force law; Lorentz force law; electromagnetic field energy; gas pressure model; railguns; recoil action; recoil force modeling; Acceleration; Capacitors; Circuits; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic forces; Electromagnetic launching; Lorentz covariance; Projectiles; Railguns; Rails;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
