A study of electrothermal launcher efficiencies and gas dynamics

2008 14th Symposium on Electromagnetic Launch Technology, EML, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 541-546

  Motes, Doyle ^a   Ellzey, Janet ^b   Levinson, Scott ^a   Parker, Jerry ^a   Stefani, Francis ^a   Wetz, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrothermal launcher; Gas dynamics; Plasma driven railgun

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC PROPULSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS; GAS DYNAMICS; GASES; GUNS (ARMAMENT); PLASMAS; PROJECTILES; RAIL GUNS;

DEPENDENT VARIABLES; ELECTROTHERMAL LAUNCHER; ET LAUNCHERS; HYPERVELOCITY; MULTIPLE TESTS; MUZZLE VELOCITIES; PULSE DURATIONS; PULSE LENGTHS; TOTAL ENERGIES;

LAUNCHING;

EID: 57849088249     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ELT.2008.114     Document Type: Conference Paper

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