Design and testing of high-pressure railguns and projectiles

Conference · Fri Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.1984.1063046· OSTI ID:5726795

Peterson, D R; Fowler, C M; Cummings, C E; Kerrisk, J F; Parker, J V; Marsh, S P; Adams, D F

The results of high-pressure tests of four railgun designs and four projectile types are presented. All tests were conducted at the Los Alamos explosive magnetic-flux compression facility in Ancho Canyon. The data suggest that the high-strength projectiles have lower resistance to acceleration than the low-strength projectiles, which expand against the bore during acceleration. The railguns were powered by explosive magnetic-flux compression generators. Calculations to predict railgun and power supply performance were performed.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA); Wyoming Univ., Laramie (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5726795
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-83-2717; CONF-8310164-5; ON: DE84001202
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420800* -- Engineering-- Electronic Circuits & Devices-- (-1989)
ACCELERATORS
CURRENTS
DESIGN
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PROJECTILES
RAILGUN ACCELERATORS
TESTING