The current and magnetic field distributions in the rails and armature of an electromagnetic launcher are obtained in closed form for the steady state. These solutions assume that the armature moves with a steady velocity and account fully for the two-dimensional skin effect caused by the relative motion between the rails and the armature. Both solid and laminated armatures are considered. It is found in the case of the laminated armature that the phenomenon can be described by a single dimensionless parameter.


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    Title :

    Rail and armature current distributions in electromagnetic launchers


    Additional title:

    Schienen- und Armaturstromverteilung in elektromagnetischen Schiessvorrichtungen


    Contributors:
    Young, F.J. (author) / Hughes, W.F. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1982


    Size :

    9 Seiten, 17 Bilder, 1 Quelle



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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