On electromagnetic 3-dimensional effects in square-bore and round-bore rail accelerators
conference paper
The influence of the geometry of the rail and armature cross section on the current distribution near the rail-armature interface and on the accelerating force on the armature in square-bore and round-bore accelerators is investigated by means of 3D computer simulations. The inductance gradient of the accelerators considered is calculated from the Lorentz force and from the energy equation. The stability of the armature for rotation in a round-bore accelerator is studied, too.
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TNO Identifier
128720
Publisher
TNO
Source title
6th European ElectroMagnetic Launch (EML) Technology Symposium, The Hague, the Netherlands, 25-28 May 1997
Collation
8 p.
Place of publication
Rijswijk
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