A thermal hydraulic model of melt-lubrication in railgun armatures

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 37, Issue 1 I, 2001, Pages 86-91

  Kothmann, R E ^a   Stefani, Francis ^b  

^a Kothmann Consulting   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

High speed Couette flow; Liquid film interface; Melt lubrication; Rail armature interface; Solid armature erosion

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRAULICS; LAMINAR FLOW; LUBRICATION; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PRANDTL NUMBER; PROJECTILES; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VELOCITY;

ARMATURES; ELECTROLYTIC TOUGH PITCH; MELT-LUBRICATION; THERMAL HYDRAULIC MODEL;

RAIL GUNS;

EID: 0035040660     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.911797     Document Type: Article

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