Numerical study of magnetic and aerodynamic effects on the light armature of an electromagnetic launcher using non-uniform moving grid

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Assistant Professor / Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

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The electromagnetic launchers are used to accelerate armature to the high velocity. This system applies the electrical energy to induce the magnetic force in the armature. This type of launchers has a higher efficiency than conventional launchers. Therefore, aerospace industries recently widely use from this type of launcher for some of the spatial application, such as the transmittal of light satellites. Since, in addition to the electromagnetic forces, the aerodynamic forces are also effective in the rate of acceleration, so that the transient Navier-Stokes equations on the non-uniform moving mesh should be solved simultaneously with the Maxwell equations. A structured mesh has been used to reduce computational costs. The pathline shows that the flow is formed between the high-pressure area, near the nose of the armature, and the low-pressure region, near the end of the armature. Finally, the speed of the armature was calculated by applying Lorentz and Drag forces. The results show that the speed of the armature can reach about the 100 m/s during the time interval of about 2 ms.

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Aerospace Knowledge and Technology Journal
Volume 8, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
November 2019
Pages 235-242

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