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Title: Critical current density in railgrun accelerators with composite electrodes

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02369767· OSTI ID:237515
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  1. Institute of Hydrodynamics, Novosibirsk (Russian Federation)

The present paper is intended to study the possibilities of increasing the critical current density in railgun accelerators using composite electrodes of various structure. Before proceeding to the analysis this way, it should be noted that the requirements for materials selected for the rails go beyond the values of the current density. In real practice account should be taken of the technological problems concerned with the production of the electrodes, as well as of those concerned with the railgun performance, including the multishot life.

OSTI ID:
237515
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics, Vol. 36, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: Nov 1995; TN: Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika; 36: No. 3, 10-17(May-Jun 1995)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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