In order to further investigate the influence of different structural parameters of the armature on the performance of the electromagnetic rail gun, the Ansys Maxwell simulation software is used to simulate and obtain the results of different diversion arc angle, width and center circle radius of the armature. In order to further investigate the influence of different structural parameters of the armature on the performance of the electromagnetic rail gun, the Ansys Maxwell simulation software was used to obtain the magnetic induction strength and maximum electromagnetic thrust values for different diversion arc angles, widths and radii of the center circle. The simulation results show that for the design of the rail gun structure, the armature width should be as small as possible within a reasonable range, the diversion arc angle should be large enough and the center circle radius should be at a suitable position, which can effectively improve the electromagnetic thrust performance of the rail gun and obtain a larger electromagnetic shielding range.
The electromagnetic railgun has the obvious advantages of high precision, wide strike range, low launch cost, and highspeed launch. However, the current concentration phenomenon of traditional electromagnetic railguns seriously reduces the service life of railguns. In this paper, a new type of electromagnetic railgun is designed in view of the shortcomings of the current railgun. At the same time, the orthogonal experiment method is used to optimize the model to select the basic type of railgun. And by using Ansys Maxwell simulation software to compare and analyze the concave, convex and planar contact modes, draw conclusions. The results show that the convex electromagnetic railgun has the advantages of uniform current distribution, large electromagnetic thrust and stable structure.
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