Overview
- Well structured encyclopedic book
- Presents a state-of the art overview on Hypervelocity Launchers
- Vol. 10 of the Shock Waves Science and Technology Reference Library
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Shock Wave Science and Technology Reference Library (SHOCKWAVES, volume 10)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Gas Gun
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Front Matter
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Hypervelocity Test Facility
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Front Matter
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Shock Waves in Solids
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Front Matter
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Ram Accelerator
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Front Matter
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About this book
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. Â
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Hypervelocity Launchers
Editors: Friedrich Seiler, Ozer Igra
Series Title: Shock Wave Science and Technology Reference Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26018-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-26016-7Published: 10 February 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79876-9Published: 30 March 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-26018-1Published: 02 February 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 300
Number of Illustrations: 139 b/w illustrations, 143 illustrations in colour
Topics: Engineering Fluid Dynamics, Fluid- and Aerodynamics, Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control, Thermodynamics, Aerospace Technology and Astronautics