Rail-accelerator development for ultra-high-pressure research

Conference · Wed Sep 14 00:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5545381

Hawke, R S; Nellis, W J; Rego, J; Susoeff, A R; Newman, G H

During the last year, we have begun detailed development of a railgun launcher and power source. We are developing a launcher with a gas injector. The injector accelerates the projectile to more than 1 km/s reducing the dwell time of the plasma arc and the erosion of the rails. The injected projectile, with a fuse, also serves as the main switch in the power supply circuit. Current pulse shaping is used to control the applied stress to the projectile and launcher. Results of experiments with the new system will be reported and compared to computer simulations.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5545381
• Report Number(s): UCRL-89834; CONF-8310164-1; ON: DE84000470
• Resource Relation: Conference: 2. symposium on electromagnetic launch technology, Boston, MA, USA, 11 Oct 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PULSES
ACCELERATORS
CURRENTS
EQUATIONS
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