A compulsator driven rapid-fire EM-gun
Journal Article
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· IEEE Trans. Magn.; (United States)
A compulsator-driven railgun is an attractive alternative to the homopolar generator-inductor-switch configuration, especially for repetitive duty. A conceptual design of a rapid-fire EM-gun system is presented. The generator is sized to accelerate a 0.08-kg projectile to 2 to 3 km/s at a 60 pulse-per-second repetition rate. Initial design parameters are discussed, and example current and velocity waveforms are given. The generator is discharged at the proper phase angle to provide a current zero just as the projectile exits the muzzle of the railgun.
- Research Organization:
- Center for Electromechanics, The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
- OSTI ID:
- 6430710
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Trans. Magn.; (United States), Vol. MAG-20:2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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