Abstract
A railgun hydrogen pellet injector model has been developed. The model is based upon a pellet equation of motion that accounts for the dominant loss mechanisms, inertial and viscous drag. The model has been validated using railgun pellet injectors. Hydrogen pellet accelerations predicted by the model have been compared with experimental data and found to be in good agreement over a broad range of operating parameters. Thus the model may, in fact, be useful in determining optimal railgun operating parameters.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings - Symposium on Fusion Engineering |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 1574-1577 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Volume | 2 |
| State | Published - 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1995 16th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering. Part 1 (of 2) - Champaign, IL, USA Duration: Oct 1 1995 → Oct 5 1995 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 1995 16th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering. Part 1 (of 2) |
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| City | Champaign, IL, USA |
| Period | 10/1/95 → 10/5/95 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering