Ordnance – Accelerating
Patent
1987-06-12
1989-03-21
Bentley, Stephen C.
Ordnance
Accelerating
505885, F41F 102
Patent
active
048133329
ABSTRACT:
A railgun with superconducting rails. The device features rails made from ceramic materials capable of becoming superconducting at relatively high temperatures. Some embodiments utilize rails made entirely from superconducting ceramics while other embodiments utilize rails with metallic cores covered by layers of superconducting ceramics. Cooling of the superconducting ceramic to a temperature below its critical temperature is accomplished by liquid nitrogen cryorefrigerator or a compressed gas cryorefrigerator.
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Bentley Stephen C.
Kanars Sheldon
Mullarney John K.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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