Numerical study of the process of electrodynamic acceleration of conductors

Non-US electrodynamic launchers research and development

“…More recently, experiments have been undertaken with a three-module 4-kV capacitor bank that stored 202.5 kJ and used solid-state switches . Calculations showed that a 500-kJ, 30-kV supply could enable velocities of over 15 km/s to be reached (Kalikhman and Khorev, 1987). m-35 , from the "Energy Physics (Energofizika)" Department of the Lyubertsy Scientific-Production Association "Soyuz," described diagnostics and instrumentation for a 10-MJ capacitor bank.…”