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Contents
Objective
Introduction
Literature Review
Relevance
Project Methodology
Project Work Description
Schedule
Budget Estimation
References
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Objective
The aim of this project is to design and analyse a rail gun which can be mounded on
a light vehicle.
It Is also to show the difference between conventional fire arms and a rail gun and
its advantages.
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Introduction
A rail gun is an electrically powered electromagnetic projectile launcher.
As its name shows a gun in which a pair of rails is used.
It is used to propel a solid slug at hypervelocity, which is capable to penetrating even
the toughest enemy armor.
It fire a conductive metal which is nonpropellants based means no use of fuel or
explosives.
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Literature Review
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Author
Journal
Journal Topic
Conclusions
Saravana Kumar
&
Murugan .R
International Journal Of
Innovative Research In
Science, Engineering
And Technology
It
Is Found That The Rail Guns Designed
Using Plasma Armature
And Gold Coil Produces Lesser Friction
And The Temperature
Murugan .R,
Saravana
Kumar &
Azhagar
Raj .M
P. Balamurali,
G. Vijila,
S. Thiruselvam
&
D. Saravanakumar
International Journal of
Advanced Engineering
Technology
ARPN Journal Of
Engineering And Applied
Sciences
Relevance
Wide Area Coverage
-Increased Speed To Target
-Greater Range
Reduces Cost Per Kill
-Lower Unit Cost
-Lower Handling Cost
Enhances Safety
-Reduced Collateral Damage
-Simplified Storage, Transportation & Replenishment
-No Unexploded Ordnance On Battlefield
Multi-mission Capability
-Naval Surface Fire Support
-Surface Warfare
-Missile Defence
-Long Range Fires
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Project Methodology
Project Topic Selection
Design And Calculation
Raw Material Collection
Machining Processes
Inspection
Surface Treatments
Assembling
Trial
Maintenance (If Any)
Submission
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Some rail guns use a plasma armature. In this set-up a thin metal foil is placed on the back
of a non-conducting projectile. When power flows through this foil it vaporizes and
becomes a plasma, which carries the current.
There is also an electrical system to provide the required electrical energy like batteries
and capacitors.
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Like a charged wire in an electric field, the projectile experiences a force known as the Lorentz
force
(after the Dutch physicist Hendrik A. Lorentz).
The Lorentz force is directed perpendicularly to the magnetic field and to the direction of the
current flowing across the armature.
You can see how this works in the diagram below.
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Notice that the Lorentz force is parallel to the rails, acting away from the power supply.
The magnitude of the force is determined by the equation :
F = (I)(L)(B)
, I = CURRENT ( AMPERE )
L = LENGTH OF RAIL ( METERS )
B = MAGNETIC FIELD ( WEBER )
The force can be boosted by increasing either the length of the rails or the amount of current.
Because long rails pose design challenges, most rail guns use strong currents -- on the order of
a million amps -- to generate tremendous force.
The projectile, under the influence of the Lorentz force, accelerates to the end of the rails
opposite the power supply and exits through an aperture.
The circuit is broken, which ends the flow of current.
Schedule
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SERIAL NO.
ACTIVITY
SCHEDULE
STATUS
Finished
August - October
In-Progress
October December
Not Started
Machining Processes
September - January
Not Started
January February
Not Started
Assembling
February
Not Started
Trial
February - March
Not Started
Maintenance
February - March
Not Started
Submission
Budget Estimation
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SERIAL NO.
ITEM
1.
Rails (Two)
1000
2.
Batteries
4000
3.
Capacitors
3000
4.
Wires
1000
5.
Projectile
1000
6.
Other Expenses
2000
7.
Total
12000
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/railgun
http://www.rit.edu/~dih0658/apps.html
http://members.tm.net/lapointe/emguns.html
http://www.dstl.gov.uk/pr/science_spot/off_the_rails3.html
http://www.nrl.navy.mil/content_images/06materials_meger.pdf
http://physik.uni-graz.at/~uxh/teaching/presentations14/publication/bruckmayer.pdf
http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1059&context=aerosp
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