Title :
Royal Ordnance electrothermal gun system model (ROSETTE): an update
Author :
Locking, Paul M. ; Harling, Trevor ; Johnson, Martin
Author_Institution :
Royal Ordnance plc, Aylesbury, UK
fDate :
1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
ROSETTE (Royal Ordnance System for Electrothermal Enhancements), a model for predicting the physical and dynamic characteristics of an electrothermally enhanced chemical (ETC) gun system, is discussed. At the two extremes it can handle either conventional propellant or pure electrothermal gun systems. The authors give an update on the model´s development and present a parametric study of an ETC artillery system
Keywords :
electromagnetic launchers; military equipment; plasma guns; plasma heating; ETC artillery system; ROSETTE; Royal Ordnance System for Electrothermal Enhancements; dynamic characteristics; electrothermal gun system model; electrothermal-chemical gun; parametric study; physical characteristics; Aerodynamics; Chemicals; Electrothermal launching; Plasma chemistry; Programmable control; Projectiles; Propulsion; Rails; Stability; Vehicle dynamics;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
