Title :
Design of electromagnetic and electrothermal launch test stands
Author :
Rice, D.A. ; Kovaleski, S.D. ; Gahl, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
Abstract :
The purpose of this research is to develop a test stand to characterize the various mechanisms for transition to arcing in solid armature railguns and to develop an electrothermal flyer plate launching system. Presented are the design considerations for producing a railgun test stand and the design and simulation results for a flyer plate launcher.
Keywords :
electrothermal launchers; railguns; design considerations; electromagnetic launch test stands; electrothermal flyer plate launching system; electrothermal launch test stands; flyer plate launcher; railgun test stand; solid armature railguns; Acceleration; Combustion; Lasers; MOSFET circuits; Railguns; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference (PPC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0629-5
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.2011.6191545
