A railgun is a device, typically designed as a weapon, that uses electromagnetic force to launch high velocity projectiles. A coil gun is a type of rifle that uses an electromagnetic accelerator coil or a series of coils to accelerate a metallic projectile. The appropriate circuit for the twostage coil gun is shown in fig. Design optimization of coil gun to improve muzzle velocity jve. Transient response of rlc circuit with 35v, 3900uf capacitor. The second category is a kinetic weapon, involving railguns, coil guns and other electromagnetic and plasmapropelled devices. An electromagnetic coil gun takes a line of electromagnets working together to form a moving electromagnetic field. The recoil characteristic will be different though, extended and more constant as the projectile is accelerated more evenly throughout the length, compared to the firing of propellant in in a gun, w. For high magnetic field applications, higher current through the coil is desired. Electromagnetic coil gunconstruction and basic simulation. This is a very short introduction to a complex subject.
Pressing the trigger loads a steel rod into the barrel, where the first electromagnetic. You should find yourself a good book on magnetism and electromagnetism if you want to develop a better understanding in this area. The simplified edition is very cheap and easy to build and requires no explosive propellant. The supply sources the coil gun has several supply sources. Electromagnetic coil gun final report capstone advisor rutgers. No, this is not one of the scifi video game replica weapon props i keep posting aboutits a real, functioning homemade coilgun by jason, aka youtube user larsplatoon, aka photobucket and user saz43, who has been working on it for two years. Either an electric current is passed through the wire.
Wrap singlestrand 22gauge magnetic coil around the core. If the resistance is infinity, you have a break in your coils, and the. The temporary rail gun charger will eventually before a permanent charger for my coil gun experiments after the rail gun is switched over to a solid state high speed charger. Jeffs electromagnetic coilgun, 2001 this electric pistol from a singleuse cameras flash circuit can launch a bb or small nail about 20 feet. This is my second coil rifle, it has a firing energy of about 5 joules and it charges in about 10 seconds. Threestage coil gun final project report december 8, 2006 e155 dan pivonka and michael pugh abstract. Coil guns require no explosive propellant, therefor can be fired an infinite amount of time, providing that there is ammunition and available electricity. The strategic defense initiative of the 1980s often referred to as star wars was one of the first defense projects to realize the dream of. Electromagnetic coil definition of electromagnetic coil.
In this section we will look at the general electromagnetic principles which are widely employed in engineering. Watch a homemade coilgun destroy a laptop popular science. Massive heat is created due to the friction of the projectile leaving the device. A coil gun is a type of rifle that uses an electromagnetic accelerator coil or a series of. An electromagnetic coil is an electrical conductor such as a wire in the shape of a coil, spiral or helix. Coil guns are so powerful that they are going to be utilized to launch satellites into orbit in the future. Leave about 6 inches of wire hanging off the end of the core, then wrap it all the way to the other side.
Electromagnetic coils are used in electrical engineering, in applications where electric currents interact with magnetic fields, in devices such as electric motors, generators, inductors, electromagnets, transformers, and sensor coils. The maximum voltage of this supply source is more than 50 v. Do electromagnetic rail guns face a recoil force when they. Watch a fully automatic electromagnetic pulse rifle. The electromagnetic railgun developed by bae systems for the u. Its more powerful sibling, the rail gun is already being tested in military applications. If the resistance is zero ohm, you have a short in your coils, and the coils are bad. The future of the navys electromagnetic railgun could be.
Electromagnetic coil wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. General info overviewgoals schematics railgun prototype. This homemade gun uses electromagnetic coils to send steel rods flying at a speed of 8 feet per second. Feature comparison the feature differences between magnetic weapons and standard firearms. Creating a coilgun will involve actually creating a solenoid from its base materials if. Coil resistanceif you dont have a high resolution ohmmeter then this formula will give you a good approximation to the coil resistance. The end result is a giant brick of steelflinging awesomeness, that can smash the hell out of bottles, cans, and even a laptop. Electromagnets are basically coils of wire which behave like bar magnets with a distinct north and south pole when an electrical current passes through the coil. High speed clock to determine projectile velocities results. A coil gun is an electronic gun that fires a projectile by means of the magnetic field generated when a large pulse of current is run through a coil. With a simple aircored solenoid, the majority of the magnetic flux is not coupled into the projectile because of the magnetic circuits. L1 launching coil p1 iron projectile r1 470 ohm 12 watt, charging resistor r2 11k ohm 14 watt, safety bleeder resistor r3 4. Our company is located in the united states and we are proud to be able to label all of our electromagnetic coils with. To drive a 1a highcurrent through the coil, 2512v is needed.
The electromagnetic fea model of the capacitordriven inductance coil gun was constructed to be able to optimize the coils dimensions. Pdf electromagnetic coil gun construction and basic simulation. Design and experiments of multistage coil gun system jve journals. The resistance ought be be somewhere around 2 ohms. It is also one of the most powerful weapons in the quake game series. A coil gun typically consists of a coils of copper wire similar to a solenoid, a capacitor bank, a transformer, a dc power source, a method of releasing the energy.
In almost all coilgun configurations, the coils and the gun barrel are arranged on a common axis. A coil gun is an electromagnetic projectile launcher. The railgun uses a pair of parallel conductors rails, along which a sliding armature is accelerated by the electromagnetic effects. Crack open the lamp at the seam, being careful not to break the glass tube, and remove the. This supplies the power to the 12v240v inverter that provides the 240v requiered by the rectifacation circut. A coilgun, also known as a gauss rifle is a type of projectile accelerator consisting of one or more coils used as electromagnets in the configuration of a linear motor that accelerate a ferromagnetic or conducting projectile to high velocity. A series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding. The static magnetic field produced by each individual. Efficient coil gun drive requires the coil to maintain current while the projectile is accelerating, and only cut the current when the projectile is in the coil. An electromagnetic launcher eml is a device used to propel and accelerate a projectile by converting. The driving circuit was implemented as a dynamic model for the simulation of current. The projectile normally does not contain explosives, instead relying on the projectiles high speed and kinetic energy to inflict damage. The whole device is supplied from the common power grid. These fields accelerate a project and boom, you have electricity moving matter.
It can fire a projectile up to 4,600 mph, or around mach 6. Rail gun and coil gun designs main overview goals intro railgun accelerator electronics misc. Gregs 3stage coil gun coilgun page electromagnetic. High energy 3stage coil gun permanent magnet repulsion coil gun still in the making event counter. Check out some quantitative coil gun results on the high energy coil gun. Electromagnetic coil synonyms, electromagnetic coil pronunciation, electromagnetic coil translation, english dictionary definition of electromagnetic coil. A coil gun, which is a type of eml, can propel a projectile without any mechanical friction so that there. If it is muzzle energy then projectiles from this weapon deliver. Diy, batterypowered coilgun destroys all toys wired. Then, cut the wire free from the spool, leaving 6 inches hanging off. The electromagnet uses this principal by having several individual loops magnetically joined together to produce a single coil. The em15 coil gun schematic diagram is shown in figure 2.
There is more than enough firepower in even a small pistol to accomplish the goal it is intended for and making that pistol fire a projectile through electromagnetic means would only mean making it larger, heavier, more expensive and less practical. For nearly 70 years, apw company has made electromagnetic coils for a wide range of applications. This is the second gun that nicholas howard has built. It is equiped with a laser sight and highcapacity ammo clip. Electromagnet, electromagnetic coil and permeability. Jeffs electromagnetic coilgun has an interesting handheld model. Do it yourself pulsed electromagnetic field build your. If the current persists after the projectile exits the coil it will act to decellerate the projectile, which does defeat the purpose of the whole thing. Describes the basics of electromagnetic forces and shows how these operate in general. The theoretical advantage of this type of a futuristic weapon is that the velocity of the projectile is not limited by the burning rate of a chemical propellant used by traditional kinetic weapons firearms.
Navy has been considered for some time, but even more so now with the advent of the allelectric ship. An electromagnetic coil gun with three stages of accelerating coils is designed and built. Electromagnetic coil gun design and construction 119 2. The more closely spaced the coil is, the stronger the magnet will be. Here is a photo of the device are it currently stands, with the coil unconnected and minus charger, trigger and scr protection circuit. Through two pfeil family generations, and now owned by a former employee, this still family owned business has provided high quality coils for our customers needs since 1944. No rail gun, coil gun or laser will ever substitute a firearm. Circuit cellar online offers practical, handson applications and solutions for. It uses an electromagnet to pull two contacts of a separate circuit together, completing the circuit and allowing electricity. Coilgun fundamentals 1, 2this section looks at the principles involved in the operation of a coilgun. Electromagnetic coils physics metropolia confluence.
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