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
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