Chinese Smart Projectile Survives Extreme Conditions in Rail Gun Test
L'essentiel
A Chinese smart projectile prototype successfully survived and recorded an electromagnetic rail gun test, enduring 20,000g-force overload, 7 T magnetic flux density, and extreme acceleration.
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Pourquoi c'est important
Electromagnetic rail guns accelerate projectiles to high speeds using electromagnetic forces, requiring durable smart projectiles.
Inside a metal shell being hurled from a standstill to a speed many times faster than sound, the pressure could be as high as an elephant standing on every square inch of a human body. To make matters worse, an invisible, violent magnetic storm is raging through its path. A breakthrough, published in the Journal of North University of China (NUC) in May, has just told the world that the nightmare is now over. In a real-life firing test, a Chinese smart projectile prototype not only survived this journey but also recorded the entire ride. “The electromagnetic rail gun experiment verified that it can survive an extreme environment of an 8 ms pulse width, 20,000g-force overload, and a 7 T magnetic flux density,” wrote the team led by associate professor Ge Shuangchao with NUC.
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Perspective IA — des possibilités, pas des certitudes
Increased investment in electromagnetic rail gun technology by China
Probable · En quelques mois
Questions ouvertes
- Future deployment plans for the technology
- Comparison with international counterparts
