Effect of rail/armature geometry on current density distribution and inductance gradient

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 35, Issue 1 PART 1, 1999, Pages 413-416

  Kim, Bok Ki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Inductance gradient; Railgun

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS; VELOCITY;

ARMATURE GEOMETRY; CURRENT DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; INDUCTANCE GRADIENT;

RAIL GUNS;

EID: 0032626474     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.738442     Document Type: Article

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