Diagnostics and hardware techniques for measuring in-bore pressures from transitioning metal armatures

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 39, Issue 1 I, 2003, Pages 193-196

  Wolfe, Timothy R ^a   Riedy, Paul E ^a   Bauer, David ^b   Wahrer, Donald ^b  

^a TITAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^b IAP RESEARCH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Hybrid armatures; In bore pressures; Plasma armatures; Pressure measurements; Pressure probes; Pressure tests; Titan; Transitioning armatures

Indexed keywords

CONTAINMENT VESSELS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TESTING; PLASMA DEVICES; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PROBES;

IN BORE PRESSURE; PLASMA ARMATURES; TITAN; TRANSITIONING METAL ARMATURES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS;

EID: 0037230418     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2002.805953     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. R. Zowarka, M. Werst, and T. Holtz, "The plasma pressures in transitioning metal armatures and its structural implications on railguns," presented at the AIAA 24th Plasmadynamic & Laser Conf., Orlando, FL, July 1993, Paper AIAA 93-3175.
2. Conversations with Alex Zielinski of ARL with regards to transitioning armatures and pressure measurements performed in electrothermal chemical capillaries.
3. Kaman SLEKE data package shot #167, Green Farm Test Facility, MCAS Miramar, San Diego, CA, Apr. 1993.