A Hybrid Simulation Model for Electromagnetic Launchers including the Transient Inductance and Electromotive Force

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2020-09-01

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Tosun, Nail
Polat, Hakan
Ceylan, Doga
Karagoz, Mustafa
Yildirim, Baran
Gungen, Ibrahim
Keysan, Ozan

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Although electromagnetic launchers (EMLs) are superior to classical gun-powder-based launchers, they have to withstand extreme electrical and mechanical conditions. Therefore, the optimal design and precise simulations of these devices are crucial. In this article, a new simulation strategy for EMLs is proposed in order to achieve high accuracy and reduced complexity. The inductance and electromotive force (EMF) variations in the transient, which have a considerable influence on the launch process, are modeled using the finite element method (FEM) coupled with electrical circuit simulation. The proposed method has a good agreement with the experimental results of two EMLs (EMFY-1 and EMFY-2), which have 25- and 50-mm square bores and 3-m-length launchers. The study showed that the hybrid model with transient inductance and EMF calculations showed a good agreement with experiments that have 625 kJ-3.241-MJ input energies

Subject Keywords

Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Condensed Matter Physics

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/37907

Journal

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

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https://doi.org/10.1109/tps.2020.3016930

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Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Article

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N. Tosun et al., “A Hybrid Simulation Model for Electromagnetic Launchers including the Transient Inductance and Electromotive Force,” IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, pp. 3220–3228, 2020, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/37907.