Accession Number:
ADA254339
Title:
An Investigation of Electromagnetic Launcher Repeatability
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. Mar 1991-Apr 1992,
Corporate Author:
WRIGHT LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1992-07-01
Pagination or Media Count:
13.0
Abstract:
Electromagnetic launcher EML performance repeatability has been identified as a potential development issue for several years. Investigation of this issue has been difficult because an EML that is powered on a relatively continuous basis to provide long duration operation has not been available. A battery charged capacitor power system has enabled long duration, 6 to 7 seconds, EML experiments. This paper provides a summary of an experiment to investigate EML launch to launch performance consistency. A series of 8 ten-shot bursts, each separated by 15 to 30 minutes, performed in a single day using a single set of bore materials is the subject of this paper.
Descriptors:
Subject Categories:
- Directed Energy Weapons
- Particle Accelerators