Electromagnetic rail launchers and associated projectile-launching method
US9032857B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41B6/003
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of electromagnetic rail launchers, and particularly to a rail launcher and an associated projectile-launching process including at least two longitudinal rails connected to a power supply circuit of these two rails, these rails being at least partially surrounded by superconductor elements able to generate a magnetic induction of a direction perpendicular to the plane formed by the rails and located therebetween during the flow of a current therein, launcher wherein the supply circuit includes the superconductor elements.
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