Difference between revisions of "Coilgun"

Revision as of 15:42, 8 September 2011

What is this?

Documentation, notes, resources, etc. about Phil's project to try and build a coilgun (aka a Gauss gun).

Background Info / Resources

Wikipedia entry on coilguns

Barry's Coilgun Page

Barry's Bibliography

World's Coilgun Arsenal

Coilgun Forum

Other 4HV Forums

Coilgun Videos on Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LjnhhtHojM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjMTffRav-I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mobpTrl7cA

Reference Material

http://info.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Workshop/advice/coils/terms.html

http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/mastascu/elessonshtml/LC/Induct1A.htm

http://teacher.pas.rochester.edu/phy122/Lecture_Notes/Chapter32/chapter32.html

Barry's Inductor Simulator

Inductor Mathematics

AWG (American Wire Gauge) Chart

http://home.earthlink.net/~jimlux/hv/wheeler.htm

http://electronbunker.sasktelwebsite.net/CalcMethods3b.html

http://www.moshier.net/coildoc.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampere's_Law

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetism

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-02sc-physics-ii-electricity-and-magnetism-fall-2010/

Software

FEMM

Magpar

GNU Octave

Scilab

Maxima

GNU Scientific Library

Sage

GNUPlot

NumPY

Jakarta Commons - Math

Sources for parts / materials / etc

Bulk magnet wire

Magnet wire

Clear PVC Pipe

Clear PVC (again)

Surplus Sales of Nebraska

Information Unlimited

Skycraft Parts & Surplus

All Electronics

Allied Electronics

Jameco

Newark

Digikey

Mouser Electronics

Big list of suppliers from mini-lathe.com

Northern Tool & Equipment

The Electro Store

Electronic Surplus

Surplus Traders

McMaster-Carr

Lowes

Radio Shack

KJ Magnetics

Notes / Pictures / Documentation

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