Observation of Solid Armature Behavior

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 214-218

  Marshall, R A ^a   Persad, C ^a   Jamison, K A ^b   Matyac, M J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CALCULATIONS; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ELECTRIC WIRE; POLYCARBONATES; SURFACES; VELOCITY;

ARMATURE RESISTANCE; MONOLITHIC ALUMINUM ALLOY ARMATURES; RAILGUN MUZZLE VOLTAGE; SOLID ARMATURE;

RAIL GUNS;

EID: 0029208887     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.364699     Document Type: Article

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