Combustion driven pulsed linear generators for electric gun applications

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 33, Issue 1 PART 1, 1997, Pages 468-473

  Mongeau, Peter ^a  

^a Kaman Electromagnetics Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITOR STORAGE; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; FLYWHEELS; PROPELLANTS; RAIL GUNS;

LINEAR FLUX COMPRESSORS; PULSED LINEAR GENERATORS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 0030648148     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.560057     Document Type: Article

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