A 10-stage reconnection demonstration launcher
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
- Vol. 27 (1) , 644-646
- https://doi.org/10.1109/20.101110
Abstract
A small-scale, 10-stage cylindrical reconnection launcher has been designed, fabricated, and tested. Ten-gram projectiles are accelerated from rest to 317 m/s through the 0.44-m launcher assembly with a projectile kinetic energy to capacitor stored energy efficiency of 9%. Comparison of test results and computer code predictions are presented. Results of these studies have substantiated launcher scaling at small size and have provided a useful test bed for launcher components and diagnostics.<>Keywords
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- WARP-10: a numerical simulation model for the cylindrical reconnection launcherIEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 1991