Operation of the HERA Railgun Facility at Texas Tech

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dc.creatorDay, Phillip Michael
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-14T23:12:40Z
dc.date.available2011-02-18T19:17:08Z
dc.date.available2016-11-14T23:12:40Z
dc.date.issued1992-12
dc.degree.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen_US
dc.description.abstractThe HERA Railgun Facility contains a 2 meter long, small bore railgun. Projectiles are injected into the railgun by a light gas injector (LGI). The railgun is to be used as a research tool to help understand the physics behind "velocity saturation" in railguns. Over the past two years, the railgun's power supply, controls, timing, and diagnostics have been designed and built The theory behind the various components that make up the railgun are discussed. The results from each component are also discussed. Velocity data from different projectile configurations are given and discussed.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2346/10165en_US
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTexas Tech Universityen_US
dc.rights.availabilityUnrestricted.
dc.subjectPlasma rocketsen_US
dc.subjectPulse generatorsen_US
dc.titleOperation of the HERA Railgun Facility at Texas Tech
dc.typeThesis

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