How does a railgun electromagnetic gun work?

The range ranged more than 20 times, the warhead flew 10 times faster than conventional military weapons - a brief summary of the power of the railgun electromagnetic gun. So what is a railgun electromagnetic gun, and how does it work? We will find out in the article below.

Structure

Power generator (including power generator & pulse source - power generator & power supply): Generate energy to power the railgun electromagnetic gun. The current is supplied to medium-to-large sized railgun guns with a strength of several million ampere (current with a magnitude of 0.2 Ampe is lethal enough).

Railroad rail: Railroad tracks from railgun are made of conductive materials like copper. The length of this track can be up to 9 meters. This track will act as a launch pad to launch bullets.

Armature: armature: The core of the railgun electromagnetic gun head is also made of crazy conductive material. The core will connect 2 rails into a closed circuit.

Warhead - projectitle: Of course the most important component of the railgun electromagnetic gun. Depending on the target, the warhead may be different but will often contain explosives to destroy the target.

Operation mechanism

Railgun electromagnetic gun operation based on Lorentz force . This is the combined force of electric force and magnetic force acting on a point charge located in the electromagnetic field. The video clip below may help you understand Lorentz force:

After visualizing the Lorentz force, the following figure shows the principle of railgun electromagnetic gun operation:

Principle of railgun electromagnetic gun operation based on Lorentz force

When the switch is turned on, the source will supply DC current through the anode rail, through the core with the warhead, return to the cathode (orange in the figure). The current running in the tracks will generate a magnetic field (cloudy blue) around the coil (like knowledge in general physics lessons). The synthesis of magnetic fields caused by electric current flowing through two rails will be vertical magnetic fields.

"Vertical magnetic field (B)" placed on the core carrying the warhead combined with "current (i)" running through the core with the warhead will produce lorentz force. This is the force to push the warhead out of the barrel. Since this force is directly proportional to the strength of the magnetic field (determined by the intensity of the current through the rail) and the length of the track, only a sufficiently large current is needed, the rail rail is long enough to fire a bullet with tremendous destructive ability.

According to research by weapons manufacturers, railgun electromagnetic gun fire is superior to conventional military guns, with the ability to fire warheads with superhuman speed: 16000 meters per second. While regular guns that only fire bullets with a speed of 1219 meters per second are fast. In terms of firing range, common types of guns with a range of about 19km were ideal. However, when using a railgun from a railgun, a target away from 402km will be destroyed in just 6 minutes.

Application

With such surreal features, the railgun electromagnetic gun will satisfy the most demanding politicians and leaders with a long list of applications.

Railgun electric guns make the warhead greatly improved. The first reason, the railgun electromagnetic gun warhead does not need to carry gunpowder, the warhead will become small, much easier to transport than the conventional warhead. The size of the warhead becomes "modest" , plus extremely high speeds will make it possible to intercept attacks.

Railgun warheads are located by satellites, so they can travel in much more complex orbits. A very important point is that due to the special design of the railgun electromagnetic gun, the soldiers can see that the railgun electromagnetic shooting is as smooth as toy laser shooting because the recoil is almost impossible. While the bullet speed is extremely high compared to conventional pistols or firecrackers.

Railgun's electromagnetic gun damage is also the first choice in intercepting strange objects intended to "look" on the Earth. Perhaps military leaders can also think of using a railgun from a railgun to "send friendly greetings" to aliens if the guests are not "friendly" to the Earth.

Railgun electric guns will open the future for military, space security, and space exploration

An extremely impressive point of railgun electromagnetic gun is that it can fire warheads at the same speed in a vacuum. This is a far cry from the principle of conventional warheads, which require the help of chemicals and atmospheres to achieve high velocities. If the railgun is equipped for military warships and spacecraft, the mobility of these devices will be multiplied.

A real railgun from a railgun was used by the British Ministry of Defense on March 6, 2003, with a speed of up to 2040 meters per second. Since then, the railgun electromagnetic gun is still being upgraded daily to achieve a higher "level" . Very high potential in the future, we will admire the supernatural weapons that are only seen in games like "Quake", "Metal Gear Solid", or "Red Faction".