• DocumentCode
    855537
  • Title

    Applications of electric launch systems

  • Author

    Fair, Harry D.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. for Adv. Technol., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    342
  • Lastpage
    344
  • Abstract
    It is noted that significant advances in electromagnetic and electrothermal propulsion technology have been achieved in the past decade. These advances include increasing kinetic energy, producing and testing sophisticated projectiles, increasing energy density and storage, and reducing the overall size of the gun system. Continual changes in international environments require further advances in these technologies to support both military and commercial applications
  • Keywords
    electromagnetic launchers; energy storage; projectiles; commercial applications; electric launch systems; electromagnetic propulsion; electrothermal propulsion; energy density; energy storage; gun system; kinetic energy; military applications; projectiles; Acceleration; Coils; Electrothermal launching; Energy storage; Guns; Kinetic energy; Laboratories; Projectiles; Railguns; Space technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.195596
  • Filename
    195596