DocumentCode
927650
Title
Design and operation of a high-energy railgun facility
Author
Peterson, D.R. ; Price, J.H. ; Weldon, W.F. ; Zowarka, R.C. ; Fulcher, C.W.G. ; Hahne, J.H.
Author_Institution
Center for Electromech., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
Volume
25
Issue
1
fYear
1989
fDate
1/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
438
Lastpage
442
Abstract
A high-energy railgun range has recently been put into operation. Projectiles are fired straight down into a target chamber 45-m underground. After discussing the design philosophy, the authors describe the railgun, the bore-finishing and gauging, the solid armatures, the buswork, and the breech access. It is concluded that the different components of the range are designed not just for safety and to function well but for operational convenience as well
Keywords
electromagnetic launchers; 45 m; bore gauging; bore-finishing; breech access; buswork; design; high-energy railgun range; safety; solid armatures; target chamber; Assembly; Boring; Finishing; Inductors; Power generation; Projectiles; Pulse generation; Railguns; Rails; Shafts;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/20.22578
Filename
22578
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