Railgun electromagnetic launchers have significant military and scientific potential. They provide direct conversion of electrical energy to projectile kinetic energy, an they offer the hope of achieving projectile velocities greatly exceeding the limits of conventional guns. With over 10 km/sec already demonstrated railguns are attracting attention for tactical and strategic weapons systems and for scientific equation-of-state research. The full utilization of railguns will require significant improvements in every aspect of system design-projectile, barrel, and power source-to achieve operation on a large scale. This paper will review fundamental aspects of railguns, with emphasis on circuit considerations and repetitive operation.


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    Title :

    Circuit considerations for repetitive railguns


    Additional title:

    Schaltungsbetrachtungen im Hinblick auf repetierende Schienengewehre


    Contributors:
    Honig, E.M. (author)


    Publication date :

    1986


    Size :

    7 Seiten, 13 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 7 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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