Abstract
We report on our development of a two-dimensional MHD code to simulate internal motions in a railgun plasma armature. We use the equations of resistive MHD, with Ohmic heating, and radiation heat transport. We use a Flux Corrected Transport code to advance all quantities in time. Our runs show the Development of complex flows, subsequent shedding of secondary arcs, and a drop in the acceleration of the armature.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 261-265 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Magnetics |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1991 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering