Numerical simulation of a complete generator-rail launch system

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 41, Issue 1 II, 2005, Pages 369-374

  Barmada, S ^a   Musolino, A ^a   Raugi, M ^a   Rizzo, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Homopolar generator; Integral equations; Moving conductors; Rail launchers; Sliding contacts

Indexed keywords

HOMOPOLAR GENERATORS; MOVING CONDUCTORS; RAIL LAUNCHERS; SLIDING CONTACTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR NETWORKS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SKIN EFFECT; TIME VARYING NETWORKS;

RAIL GUNS;

EID: 12344255241     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2004.839267     Document Type: Article

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