Research Article

Research on Ultra-high-speed Armature Nondestructive Recovery Technology of Electromagnetic Railgun

Table 3

Design scheme of nondestructive recovery for U-shaped aluminum armature.

ParametersDust mist sectionWaterfall sectionStill water sectionSubmerged fiber section

Maximum overload8 × 105 g8 × 105 g8 × 105 g8 × 105 g
Recovery mediumDust mistWaterfallStill waterSubmerged fiber
Equivalent density71.1 kg/m3300 kg/m31000 kg/m3
Initial velocity2500 m/s1216.79 m/s666.465 m/s80.15 m/s
Recovery length0.574 m0.114 m0.12 m0.5 m
End velocity1216.79 m/s666.465 m/s80.15 m/s0