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US4884489A

High performance electromagnetic railgun launcher

University of Texas System

Abstract

A railgun operates at high pressure (up to 350 MPa) without structural damage and is readily disassembled for inspection, maintenance and component testing. A rail assembly is pressed into a hoop-wound epoxy fiberglass containment tube and clamped within a steel compression frame. The geometry of …

University
University of Texas System
Assignee
Board Of Regents University Of Texas System
Inventor
Raymond C. Zowarka
Priority date
April 22, 1987
Filing date
April 22, 1987
Grant date
December 05, 1989
Publication date
December 05, 1989
Language
en
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