Induction coil gun

This paper describes a device capable of throwing metal rings at a range of a few meters. Part of an iron pipe is inserted on a coil. A conducting non-ferromagnetic ring is inserted in the pipe through its other extremity. An alternating current flowing through the coil creates an alternating magnet...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matos, Vítor (author)
Other Authors: Silva, Luís (author), Esteves, João Sena (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/6051
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/6051