Title :
Computational study of real time modification for pure electrothermal gun ballistics
Author :
Mittal, Shawn ; Winfrey, Leigh
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Current gun technology uses solid propellants that consist of small geometrically similar grains which are ignited by a primer. Propellant burn characteristics are determined by a combination of the chemical propellant itself and grain geometry. The ballistic characteristics of a preformed cartridge cannot be changed in real time. Thus, varying applications require the use of different projectiles, propellants, and launch systems.
Keywords :
electrothermal launchers; real-time systems; ballistic characteristics; chemical propellant; current gun technology; grain geometry; launch systems; projectile systems; propellant burn characteristics; propellants systems; pure electrothermal gun ballistics; real time modification; solid propellants; Chemicals; Plasma sources; Projectiles; Propellants; Propulsion; Real-time systems;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Sciences (ICOPS), 2015 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Antalya
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2015.7179842
