Abstract
A computer model, previously validated, was used to study the performance of an experimental 3-phase launcher energized by a capacitor bank and designed to impart to a 137-gram projectile a muzzle velocity of 500 m/s: (1) the build-up of the traveling wave was examined; (2) the connection of the drive coils was changed; (3) the resistances of the drive circuits were calculated and measured; (4) the effect of the conductivity of the cylindrical tube (sleeve) constituting the projectile was assessed. Experimentally, a doubling of the muzzle velocity was achieved, from an earlier-obtained 250 m/s, to its present 476 m/s. This was done by strengthening the thin-walled aluminum sleeve by heat-treatment (aging) to prevent it from being crushed when the input energy was raised to its design value.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 522-527 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Magnetics |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering