On the role of induced fields in railguns

We provide a comprehensive analysis of the nature of emfs that are induced during the operation of a railgun. The main sources of these emfs are changes in rail currents and the motion of the armature. Our experience with the current railgun literature and private communications indicates that the t...

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Published inJournal of physics. D, Applied physics Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 274 - 283
Main Authors Cote, P J, Johnson, M A, Truszkowska, K, Vottis, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 07.01.2007
Institute of Physics
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Applied classical electromagnetism
Electromagnetic wave propagation, radiowave propagation
Electromagnetism; electron and ion optics
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Physics
Finite element method
Railgun accelerators
Time dependence
Electrothermal launchers
Lumped parameter system
Electromotive force
Two dimensional model
Modelling
Computerized simulation
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Summary:We provide a comprehensive analysis of the nature of emfs that are induced during the operation of a railgun. The main sources of these emfs are changes in rail currents and the motion of the armature. Our experience with the current railgun literature and private communications indicates that the topic of induced emfs is a neglected area of analysis.
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ISSN:0022-3727
1361-6463
DOI:10.1088/0022-3727/40/1/026