Design of pressure vessel cascades for electromagnetic launchers

Journal Article · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3265683· OSTI ID:7030528

Fahrenthold, E P ^[1]

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1. Center for Electromechanics, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (US)

The relatively recent development of very high-energy density pulsed power supplies has motivated a renewed interest in the structural design of electromagnetic launchers. Cascade design electromagnetic launcher pressure vessels offer convenient maintenance access to high wear rate components of the structure while satisfying an unusual combination of electromagnetic, strength, and preloading constraints imposed on the system designer. This analysis for design of such structures focuses on the accurate characterization of fluid-structure interaction under dynamic asymmetric loading.

• OSTI ID: 7030528
• Journal Information: Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology; (USA), Vol. 111:3; ISSN 0094-9930
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
PRESSURE VESSELS
DESIGN
CASCADE REACTORS
DYNAMIC LOADS
ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES
FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS
LAUNCHING
MAINTENANCE
POWER SUPPLIES
PULSES
CONTAINERS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
LASER FUSION REACTORS
RADIATIONS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
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