NDLI: Application of electromagnetic guns to future naval platforms

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Walls, W.A. Weldon, W.F. Pratap, S.B. Palmer, M. Adams, D.
Copyright Year	1965
Abstract	Designs for future naval vessels are strongly considering electric drive systems. Already employed in commercial cruise ships, electric drive offers the advantages of increased ship design flexibility, improved efficiency, reduced maintenance and allows ship prime power to be easily diverted to other electrical loads as needed. The ability to use ship prime power generation, which ranges between 40 and 150 MW depending on vessel class, for other electric loads provides the opportunity to electrify many existing functions as well as add new performance enhancing systems. The recent and ongoing emergence of electric gun and guided projectile technologies now allows very long range naval fire support functions to be evaluated for viability. In this paper, conceptual system designs for surface fire support of forces in littoral campaigns are considered. Key advantages of an EM fire support weapon over conventional technologies include reduced logistics burden and cost per round, greater lethality, shorter time of flight, improved survivability and the ability to stow more rounds. Notional mission requirements, projectile, power supply issues and ship integration issues are discussed. Also, other shipboard uses for the pulse power system required for these notional electric gun systems are also reviewed.
Sponsorship	IEEE Magnetics Society
Starting Page	262
Ending Page	267
Page Count	6
File Size	658926
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00189464
Volume Number	35
Issue Number	1
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1999-01-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Electromagnetic launching Marine vehicles Fires Projectiles Power generation Weapons Logistics Costs Power supplies Pulse power systems
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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