Test results for three prototype models of a linear induction launcher

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 558-562

  Zabar, Z ^a   Lu, X N ^a   He, J L ^a   Birenbaum, L ^a   Levi, E ^a   Kuznetsov, S B ^a   Nahemow, M D ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC MOTORS, INDUCTION; ELECTRIC MOTORS, LINEAR;

CAPACITOR BANKS; INDUCTION LAUNCHERS; LINEAR LAUNCHERS; POWER CONDITIONERS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS;

EID: 0025721734     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.101094     Document Type: Article

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