• DocumentCode
    20000
  • Title

    Implementation of Monte Carlo Method on Electromagnetic Launcher Simulator

  • Author

    Sengil, N.

  • Author_Institution
    Astronaut. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Turkish Aeronaut. Assoc., Ankara, Turkey
  • Volume
    41
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    May-13
  • Firstpage
    1156
  • Lastpage
    1160
  • Abstract
    Electromagnetic launcher (EML) is a prominent candidate for transporting payloads to the earth orbits or deep into space. Major space powers have been developing EMLs for a long time either nationally or internationally. Although a lot of progress has been made, some technological barriers still exist. Further studies are required to overcome these challenges. These research and manufacturing activities include, not only experimental and theoretical studies, but also simulations. In this paper, a small-scale EML is simulated. During simulation, magnetic flux density and self-induction are calculated using the Monte Carlo methods. These findings are validated with the analytical solutions taken from the literature and found to be identical. These values are used to solve coupled equations of motion and electric circuits. Finally, this paper ends with the presentation of current and velocity profiles in the time domain.
  • Keywords
    Earth orbit; Monte Carlo methods; electromagnetic launchers; inductance; magnetic flux; time-domain analysis; EML; Monte Carlo method; earth orbit; electric circuit; electromagnetic launcher simulator; equation of motion; magnetic flux density; self induction; time domain analysis; Conductors; Electromagnetics; Equations; Magnetic domains; Mathematical model; Railguns; Rails; Electromagnetic launching; Monte Carlo methods (MCM); railguns; simulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2013.2251674
  • Filename
    6497652