1 MJ electric gun facility at LLNL
Abstract
Since the early 1970`s LLNL has used devices which we call electric guns to accelerate thin flyer plates to hypervelocities. These devices use a capacitor bank to electrically explode a thin metal foil. The explosion of the foil drives a thin plate, placed on top of the foil, to velocities up to 18 km/s. This paper describes the latest step in the evolution of these devices, a 1 MJ electric gun system. The primary motivation for building this electric gun system was to throw large-area, thin-plate impactors with area up to 930 cm{sup 2}.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 10137690
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-108530; CONF-9204102-5
ON: DE92010440
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 6. symposium on electromagnetic launch technology,Austin, TX (United States),28-30 Apr 1992; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; PROJECTILES; LAUNCHING; PLATES; ACCELERATION; TARGET CHAMBERS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; CAPACITORS; 420200; FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNIQUES
Citation Formats
Lee, R S, Osher, J E, Chau, H H, Pomykal, G, and Speer, R D. 1 MJ electric gun facility at LLNL. United States: N. p., 1992.
Web.
Lee, R S, Osher, J E, Chau, H H, Pomykal, G, & Speer, R D. 1 MJ electric gun facility at LLNL. United States.
Lee, R S, Osher, J E, Chau, H H, Pomykal, G, and Speer, R D. 1992.
"1 MJ electric gun facility at LLNL". United States.
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title = {1 MJ electric gun facility at LLNL},
author = {Lee, R S and Osher, J E and Chau, H H and Pomykal, G and Speer, R D},
abstractNote = {Since the early 1970`s LLNL has used devices which we call electric guns to accelerate thin flyer plates to hypervelocities. These devices use a capacitor bank to electrically explode a thin metal foil. The explosion of the foil drives a thin plate, placed on top of the foil, to velocities up to 18 km/s. This paper describes the latest step in the evolution of these devices, a 1 MJ electric gun system. The primary motivation for building this electric gun system was to throw large-area, thin-plate impactors with area up to 930 cm{sup 2}.},
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year = {Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
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