For More Information Contact:
Mr. Jon Hahne
j.hahne@cem.utexas.edu
512-232-1610
Projects - Armatures
Iron Core Armature
80 g, 2 km/s, 60 Hz rep rate (2 shots w/multiple guns)
45 mm Subscale Armature
250g, 2 km/s
Small Caliber Armature
32 g, 2 km/s, 10 Hz (2 shots, single gun)
Sleke Armature
77g, 2 km/s
90 mm Lab Gun Armture
8.8 MJ, 2.7 km/s
Cannon Caliber Armature
185 g, 1850 m/s, integrated launch package
FTP - Focused Technology Program 25 mm Armature
80 g, >2500 m/s non-transitioning
FTP - Focused Technology Program 45 mm Armature
250g, 2 km/s
Projects - Railguns
2MJ, Multishot Railgun
Tactical railgun design
2MJ, multishot
Tapered cylinder preload concept
Ultrastiff railgun
Integrated muzzle shunt
32MJ Multishot Railgun
Tactical railgun design
32MJ, multishot
Tapered cylinder preload concept
Ultrastiff railgun
FTP - Focused Technology Program 25 mm Railgun
Ultra-stiff railgun used the Balcones power supply to demonstrate the relation of gun current profile to extended transition velocity in solid armature railguns.
Cannon Caliber 15 shot 30 mm Railgun
Designed for 15 shot, 30 mm railgun system
ILP for Rectangular Bore Augmented Railgun
90 mm Railgun
Demonstration of lightweight, ultra-stiff laminated railgun technology in 8m long, 90 mm bore railgun
45 mm Subscale Lab Gun
Hydraulically preloaded, rebuildable railgun commissioned to verify TASK B 90 mm railgun fabrication techniques
Small Caliber Railgun
Railgun designed for use with 9 MJ, 600 MW Composite Rotor, Self-Excited, Air-Core Compulsator with solid state switch
GEDI Railgun
Family of structurally ultra-stiff railguns exploring fundamental velocity limits operated in space environment
Rapid Fire EM Gun
Three 30 mm railguns designed to be fired by 1MJ/pulse Iron Core Compulsator (ICC)
Coaxial Plasma Railgun
Capacitor-driven 5m coaxial plasma railgun demonstrated in high vacuum range.
Distributed Energy Store Railgun
Capacitor driven, 10-stage square bore gun.
Electric Gun Program
Develop next generation railgun power supply system
Focused Technology Program Subscale Advanced Power conversion
Development of leap-ahead railgun power converter package and device
Demonstrate two-way multiphase control
Focused Technology Program 25 mm Armature Test Gun
Ultra-stiff railgun used the Balcones power supply to demonstrate the relation of gun current profile to extended transition velocity in solid armature railguns.
Induction launcher analysis & power supply design
Comparison of induction launch and power supply concepts
Rising Frequency Generator
Development of a rotating power supply with an output that directly matched coilgun requirement with no power converter
90 mm Range Gun
Prime power and auxiliaries for mobile 9 MJ skid system
Torpedo Launcher
Design fabrication of Reluctance Launcher
9MJ Range Gun Compulsator
240 MJ, 15 GW Self-Excited, Air-Core Compulsator
Distributed Energy Store Railgun
Capacitor driven, 10-stage square bore gun.
Other Prototype and Design
Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS)
Prototype shipboard generator for aircraft carrier EM catapult
SEAC HPG
Technology development for advanced air-core generators
High Voltage Cryogenic HPG
HPG developed to direct drive EM Gun (High Voltage)
Balcones HPG/Inductors
Power supply for 6 km/s GEDI Railgun, 9 MJ Task B laboratory railgun, and SLEKE railgun projectile testing
Compact HPG/Inductor
Commercially delivered complete railgun power supply system