Abstract
A computer model of an electrothermal accelerator has been developed. It applies to the whole apparatus, consisting of a plasma generator and a gun barrel, and it makes it possible to study the interdependent physical processes in both components at the same time. The code comprises a two-dimensional, transient description of the plasma arc, a two-dimensional, two-phase interior ballistics module, and a preprocessor delivering the required plasma physical data. Some results on the flow field, pressure, and temperature in a typical accelerator are presented, and probable limitations on the performance of such a system are discussed. The code is designed for application to different concepts of electrothermal-chemical guns.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
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