Prediction of Electromagnetic Launcher Behavior

One solution to the problems facing railgun technology is to use a lubricant injection system contained inside the armature to provide a conductive lubricant to the interface. Various different armature designs are currently under development. Each design must be analyzed through armature-rail interface modeling in order to predict the physical behavior and identify causes of transitions. A coupled multi-physical simulation is conducted on six different armature lubrication systems. The results of each simulation are compared to their corresponding test shot both for validation of the analysis and explanation of events in the experiment.

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Born in 1986, Kory Swope grew up farming tobacco, produce andchickens. After receiving his BS in Mechanical Engineering in thespring of 2008 from the University of Pittsburgh, Kory went tothe Georgia Institute of Technology. Kory earned his M.S. inMechanical Engineering in 2010 and began working for the NavalNuclear Propulsion Program.