Andersen, P.

Andersen, S.A.

Bundgård, J.

Bækmark, L.

Hansen, B.H.

Jensen, Vagn Orla

Kossek, H.

Michelsen, Poul

Nordskov, A.

Sass, B.

Sørensen, H.

Weisberg, K.V.

This report describes work on pellet acceleration by means of an arc heated gas gun. The work is a continuation of the work described in Risø-M-2536. The aim of the work is to obtain velocities well above 2 km/s for 3.2 mm diameter deuterium pellets. By means of a cryogenic arc chamber in which the hydrogen propellant is pre-condensed, extruded deuterium pellets are accelerated up to a maximum velocity of 1.93 km/s. When increasing the energy input to the arc in order to increase the pellet velocity further the heat input to the extrusion/punching pellet loading mechanism was found to be critical: preparation of pellets became difficult and cooling times between shots became inconveniently long. In order to circumvent this problems the concept of a room temperature hydrogen propellant pellet fed arc chamber was proposed. Preliminary results from acceleration of polyurethane pellets with this arc chamber are described as well as the work of developing of feed pellet guns for this chamber. Finally the report describes design consideration for a high pressure propellant pellet fed arc chamber together with preliminary results obtained with a pro to-type arc chamber

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Investigation of Pellet Acceleration by an Arc Heated Gas Gun. An Interim Report on the Investigations Carried out from 1985.09.01 to 1987.03.31

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Investigation of Pellet Acceleration by an Arc Heated Gas Gun. An Interim Report on the Investigations Carried out from 1985.09.01 to 1987.03.31

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