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A Scenario for a Future European Shipboard Railgun

Hundertmark, Stephan and Lancelle, Daniel (2014) A Scenario for a Future European Shipboard Railgun. 17th Electromagnetic Launch Symposium, 2014-07-07 - 2014-07-11, San Diego, USA. doi: 10.1109/EML.2014.6920150.

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Abstract

Railguns can convert large quantities of electrical energy into kinetic energy of the projectile. This was demonstrated by the 33MJ muzzle energy shot performed in 2010 in the framework of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) electromagnetic railgun program. Since then, railguns are a prime candidate for future long range artillery systems. In this scenario, a heavy projectile (several kilograms) is accelerated to approx. 2.5 km/s muzzle velocity. While the primary interest for such a hypersonic projectile is the bombardment of targets being hundreds of kilometers away, they can also be used to counter airplane attacks or in other direct fire scenarios. In these cases, the large initial velocity significantly reduces the time to impact the target. In this study we investigate a scenario, where a future shipboard railgun installation delivers the same kinetic energy to a target as the explosive round of a contemporary European ship artillery system. At the same time the railgun outperforms the current artillery systems in range. For this scenario a first draft for the parameters of a railgun system were derived. For the flight-path of the projectile, trajectories for different launch angles were simulated and the aero-thermodynamic heating was estimated using engineering-tools developed within the German Aerospace Center (DLR). This enables the assessment of the feasibility of the different strike scenarios, as well as the identification of the limits of the technology. It is envisioned that this baseline design can be used as a helpful starting point for discussions of a possible electrical weaponization of future European warships.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/92554/
Document Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Speech, Poster)
Title:A Scenario for a Future European Shipboard Railgun
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Hundertmark, StephanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lancelle, DanielUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:1 October 2014
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:No
In ISI Web of Science:No
DOI:10.1109/EML.2014.6920150
Status:Published
Keywords:railgun navy
Event Title:17th Electromagnetic Launch Symposium
Event Location:San Diego, USA
Event Type:international Conference
Event Start Date:7 July 2014
Event End Date:11 July 2014
Organizer:IEEE
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Space
HGF - Program Themes:Space Transportation
DLR - Research area:Raumfahrt
DLR - Program:R RP - Space Transportation
DLR - Research theme (Project):R - Vorhaben AHRES (old)
Location: Braunschweig
Institutes and Institutions:Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology > Spacecraft
Deposited By: Lancelle, Daniel
Deposited On:27 Nov 2014 11:13
Last Modified:24 Apr 2024 19:58

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