Omni-directional railguns Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Omni-directional railguns

Creator

  • Inventor: Shahinpoor, M.
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Assignee: United States. Department of Energy.
    Contributor Type: Organization
    Contributor Info: Patent Assignee: Dept. of Energy; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)

Publisher

  • Name: Sandia National Laboratories
    Place of Publication: Albuquerque, New Mexico
    Additional Info: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Date

  • Creation: 1994-12-31

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This invention is comprised of a device for electromagetically accelerating projectiles. The invention features two parallel conducting circular plates, a plurality of electrode connections to both upper and lower plates, a support base, and a projectile magazine. A projectile is spring-loaded into a firing position concentrically located between the parallel plates. A voltage source is applied to the plates to cause current to flow in directions defined by selectable, discrete electrode connections on both upper and lower plates. Repulsive Lorentz forces are generated to eject the projectile in a 360 degree range of fire.
  • Physical Description: 15 p.

Subject

  • STI Subject Categories: 42 Engineering Not Included In Other Categories
  • Keyword: Electrodes
  • Keyword: Projectiles
  • STI Subject Categories: 43 Particle Accelerators
  • Keyword: Railgun Accelerators
  • Keyword: Configuration
  • Keyword: Design
  • Keyword: Inventions
  • Keyword: Plates

Source

  • Other Information: PBD: 1994

Collection

  • Name: Office of Scientific & Technical Information Technical Reports
    Code: OSTI

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Patent

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Other: DE96005186
  • Report No.: PATENTS-US--A8186067
  • Grant Number: AC04-76DP00789
  • Office of Scientific & Technical Information Report Number: 206916
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc665397

Note

  • Display Note: OSTI as DE96005186
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