Range and railgun development results at LS and PA ``Soyuz``
- Lyubertsy Scientific and Production Association Soyuz, Dzerzhinskiy (Russian Federation). Energophyzika Dept.
A rail electromagnetic accelerator is one of the most reliable and simple devices for accelerating macroparticles up to high velocity. These accelerators allow scientists to carry out fundamental and applied investigations to study both equation-of-state of materials at high pressure due to high velocity encounters, and creation of conditions for shock thermonuclear fusion. In the department ``Energophyzika`` LS and PA ``Soyuz`` range was created. It was equipped with an inductor with storage capacity up to 12.5 MJ energized by a solid propellant MHD generator and a capacitor bank (energy capacity up to 6 MJ). These systems deliver currents of 1 MA and 2 MA, respectively. Diagnostic, recording, and autocalculation systems allow use of as many as 120 data channels with acquisition frequency up to 10 MHz. Recent technical successes in railgun construction, using special methods to compact plasma armature and produce high velocity trailing contact, creation of hybrid armatures, and optimizing acceleration made possible to gain velocities in the range of 6.2 to 6.8 km/s (masses of 3.8 to 10 g) and velocities 2.7 to 3.8 km/s (masses of 50 to 100 g) on railguns with length 2 to 4 m.
- OSTI ID:
- 32049
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940481-; ISSN 0018-9464; TRN: IM9517%%344
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 31, Issue 1Pt1; Conference: 7. symposium on electromagnetic launch technology, San Diego, CA (United States), 20-24 Apr 1994; Other Information: PBD: Jan 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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