Multishot performance of an insulator in a laboratory electromagnetic launcher

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 37, Issue 1 I, 2001, Pages 257-262

  Gee, R M ^a   Persad, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bore gage; Insulator; Polymer composite; Railgun

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ALUMINUM; CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC INSULATING MATERIALS; EROSION; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MELTING; PERFORMANCE; PLASMA DEVICES; POLYMERS;

BORE GAGE; ELECTRICAL ISOLATION; GLASS REINFORCED POLYMERS; MULTISHOT ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCH; PLASMA ARMATURE; SOLID ALUMINUM ARMATURE;

RAIL GUNS;

EID: 0035030065     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.911833     Document Type: Article

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