A Survey of Codes for Modeling Electromagnetic Launch

The state-of-the-art in numerical modeling of electromagnetic (EM) railgun launch phenomenology is assessed. It is concluded that among the extensive list of available codes, only two satisfy all of the requirements for electrodynamic calculations. Based on this assessment, recommendations to obtain...

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Main Authors: Drysdale, William H, Powell, John D, Burns, Bruce P, Zielinski, Alexander E
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Ballistics
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
Electricity and Magnetism
ELECTRODYNAMICS
ELECTROMAGNETIC GUNS
INTERIOR BALLISTICS
MAXWELLS EQUATIONS
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
PE62618A
RAILGUNS
STATE OF THE ART
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Summary:The state-of-the-art in numerical modeling of electromagnetic (EM) railgun launch phenomenology is assessed. It is concluded that among the extensive list of available codes, only two satisfy all of the requirements for electrodynamic calculations. Based on this assessment, recommendations to obtain and validate and EM modeling capability are presented.