Design, fabrication, and testing of a scalable series augmented railgun research platform
| dc.contributor.advisor | Maier, William B. | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | McNelley, Terry R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Black, Brian C. | |
| dc.contributor.corporate | Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) | |
| dc.contributor.department | Mechanical and Astronautical Engineering (MAE) | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-03-14T17:36:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-03-14T17:36:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006-03 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The design and material properties of rails and projectiles are critical to the success of the Navy railgun. This thesis addresses the design, fabrication, and testing of a scalable square bore electromagnetic railgun. This railgun is designed to permit series augmented operation, and incorporates disposable rail liners to facilitate investigating the suitability of variousrail materials. A series of shots has demonstrated performance consistent with theoretical modeling, including significant performance enhancement as a result of both slotted rail geometry and augmentation over solid rail and un-augmented configurations. A capacitor based stored energy supply input of 35 kJ resulted in a measured velocity of 294 m/s for an 11.4 gram projectile. Suggestions are provided for future power supply configurations, rail materialsand surface treatments, and a variety of armature geometries. | en_US |
| dc.description.distributionstatement | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. | |
| dc.description.uri | http://archive.org/details/designfabricatio109452855 | |
| dc.format.extent | xiv, 119 p. : ill. (cheifly col.) ; | en_US |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 66275260 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10945/2855 | |
| dc.publisher | Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Mechanical engineering | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Laser peening | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Sea control | en_US |
| dc.title | Design, fabrication, and testing of a scalable series augmented railgun research platform | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| etd.thesisdegree.discipline | Mechanical Engineering | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.grantor | Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.level | Masters | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.name | M.S. | en_US |
| etd.verified | no | en_US |
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