• DocumentCode
    1002014
  • Title

    Current flow patterns in railgun rails

  • Author

    Marshall, Richard A.

  • Author_Institution
    Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    3/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    243
  • Lastpage
    244
  • Abstract
    Using general considerations, it is shown that the current flowing near the armature in a railgun having thick rails must fan out quite steeply to flow on all surfaces of the rails, including their back faces. The effect this has on the computation of the force on the projectile is examined. The implications it has on system simulation is also discussed.
  • Keywords
    Electromagnetic propulsion; Boring; Current density; Laboratories; Magnetic fields; Materials science and technology; Physics; Projectiles; Railguns; Rails; Railway engineering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.1984.1063099
  • Filename
    1063099
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1002014