Abstract:
The operation of an electromagnetic multirail launcher of solids powered from a pulsed magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) generator is studied. The plasma flow in the channel of the pulsed MHD generator and the possibility of launching solids in a rapid-fire mode of launcher operation are considered. It is shown that this mode of launcher operation can be implemented by matching the plasma flow dynamics in the channel of the pulsed MHD generator and the launching conditions. It is also shown that powerful pulsed MHD generators can be used as a source of electrical energy for rapid-fire electromagnetic rail launchers operating in a burst mode.
Citation:
A. G. Afonin, V. G. Butov, V. P. Panchenko, S. V. Sinyaev, V. A. Solonenko, G. A. Shvetsov, A. A. Yakushev, “Multirail electromagnetic launcher powered from a pulsed magnetohydrodynamic generator”, Prikl. Mekh. Tekh. Fiz., 56:5 (2015), 91–101; J. Appl. Mech. Tech. Phys., 56:5 (2015), 813–822
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