Seiler F., Igra O. (Eds.) Hypervelocity Launchers

Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2016. – 300 p. – ISBN10: 3319260162.In the present volume numerous descriptions of Ram accelerators are presented. These descriptions provide good overview on the progress made and the present state of the Ram accelerator technology worldwide. In addition, articles describing light gas gun, ballistic range including a chapter dealing with shock waves in solids are given. Along with the technical description of considered facilities, samples of obtained results are also included. Each chapter is written by an expert in the described topic providing a comprehensive description of the discussed phenomena.
Topics
Engineering Fluid Dynamics
Fluid- and Aerodynamics
Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control
Thermodynamics
Aerospace Technology and AstronauticsGas Gun
Light Gas Gun
Hypervelocity Test Facility
Ballistic Range
Shock Waves in Solids
Experimental Methods of Shock Wave Research for Solids
Ram Accelerator
The Ram Accelerator: Review of Experimental Research Activities in the U.S.
Experiments on Supersonic and Superdetonative Combustion at ISL’s Ram Accelerator RAMAC 30
RAMAC in Subdetonative Propulsion Mode with Fin-Guided Projectile: Design, Modeling, Performance and Scale Effect
The Ram Accelerator in Subdetonative Propulsion Mode: Analytical and Numerical Modeling and Simulation
RAMAC25
Numerical Simulation of Super-Detonative Ram Accelerator; Its Shock-Induced Combustion and Oblique Detonation
RAMAC37 Activities at CARDC