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Author(s) |
Madhavan, S.; Pahari, S.; Sijoy, C. D.; Mehra, V.; Chaturvedi, S. (CAD-V)
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Source |
Procedia Engineering, 2014. Vol. 86: pp. 732-737 |
ABSTRACT
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Induction
coil gun uses electromagnetic forces to accelerate metallic tubular
projectiles for impact studies. It consists of a helical coil and a
cylindrical projectile placed coaxially with the coil. Electromagnetic
flux linkage between the coil and the projectile sets up axial and
radial forces on the projectile. The axial force accelerates the
projectile out of the coil, while the radial force leads to pinching. In
certain experiments, projectiles are non-uniformly pinched and undergo
plastic buckling. This is manifested in longitudinal cracks that degrade
system efficiency. These cracks cannot be handled in a R-Z axisymmetric
model. Hence we have developed a composite model consisting of MHD R-Z
(axisymmetric) and 2D-Hydrodynamic X-Y (plane geometry) models to study
deformation and longitudinal cracking. Our study predicts that an
initial perturbation in projectile thickness along the Θ direction can
grow and lead to localization of plastic strains causing longitudinal
cracking. |
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