Title :
Conservation of momentum and recoil in the railgun
Author :
Sadedin, David R.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Adv. Technol., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
fDate :
1/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Some controversial issues and some uncertainties have been raised concerning conservation of momentum and recoil in the railgun. These are due to the apparent failure of the Biot-Savart-Lorentz force expression to conserve momentum. A gas analogy for the electromagnetic field is suggested as a physical interpretation which resolves the problems
Keywords :
force; momentum; railguns; Biot-Savart-Lorentz force expression; electromagnetic field; momentum conservation; railgun; recoil; Circuits; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic forces; Explosions; Geometry; Power supplies; Railguns; Rails; Uncertainty; Wires;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
