A Gauss experiment

2007-12-12 18:04:39

#1

TSI: Cholera in the time of love; +247|6418|Toronto

All right, so I need to build a Gauss gun for Physics. Any ideas/walkthroughs?
I know the basic design, but I want it to be electromagnetic, and have a fully automatic function. (that i've got figured)

I like pie.

2007-12-12 18:05:43

#2

cowami: OY, BITCHTITS!; +1,106|6726|Noo Yawk, Noo Yawk

Uh....

Serious?

2007-12-12 18:07:09

#3

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|7144|67.222.138.85

If you know the basic design, are there any specific problems or questions you have?

And correct me if I'm wrong, but a Gauss gun is better known as a rail gun correct?

2007-12-12 18:08:58

#4

NeXuS: Shock it till ya know it; +375|6778|Atlanta, Georgia

r u smrt?

2007-12-12 18:24:14

#5

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6848|'Murka

You'll need a flux capacitor, a johnson rod, a flugel valve, and some blinker fluid.

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2007-12-12 18:39:05

#6

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|7112|Canberra, AUS

Flaming_Maniac wrote:
If you know the basic design, are there any specific problems or questions you have?

And correct me if I'm wrong, but a Gauss gun is better known as a rail gun correct?

I'm pretty sure they're very similar but work on slightly different mechanisms. I know one relies on a moving EM field while the other relies on polarity (or maybe they both do...)

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2007-12-12 18:41:07

#7

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6848|'Murka

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

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

Two different things.

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― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2007-12-12 18:43:37

#8

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|7144|67.222.138.85

FEOS wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coilgun

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

Two different things.

Just looked those up, the concept is similar on both but simpler in application on the gauss.

2007-12-12 18:45:36

#9

Mr.Dooomed: Find your center.; +752|6765

Bf2s Rail Gun? Codgmn? Video camera?

Nature is a powerful force. Those who seek to subdue nature, never do so permanently.

2007-12-12 19:06:56

#10

nukchebi0: Пушкин, наше всё; +387|6761|New Haven, CT

This is college physics, right?

I should build one just for the fun of it.

2007-12-12 19:26:41

#11

seymorebutts443: Ready for combat; +211|7032|Belchertown Massachusetts, USA

i do believe it requires electromagnets if i am not mistaken.

2007-12-12 19:29:24

#12

nukchebi0: Пушкин, наше всё; +387|6761|New Haven, CT

Electromagnets aren't that hard to make. All you need is a coiled wire and electricity.

2007-12-12 19:47:27

#13

RAIMIUS: You with the face!; +244|7151|US

Get some powerful capacitors. You will need to pulse a lot of energy through the coil, and that is the simplest way. BE CAREFULL! I'd hate to see someone killed by a capacitor discharging unexpectedly.

Google "coil gun" and you will get a few really good hits.

2007-12-12 20:36:24

#14

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|7144|67.222.138.85

nukchebi0 wrote:
Electromagnets aren't that hard to make. All you need is a coiled wire and electricity.

And some sort of iron core to concentrate the magnetic field.

What are you planning on using for the power source for this sucker?

2007-12-12 20:47:27

#15

Skorpy-chan: Member; +127|6782|Twyford, UK

Make sure you shield the timing circuitry if you use more than one coil. A friend of mine neglected to, and now has to buy £60+ of chips every time he fires his 3-coil model.
And even on low power it drives a steel screw through a wall.

2007-12-12 20:56:03

#16

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|7112|Canberra, AUS

Flaming_Maniac wrote:
nukchebi0 wrote:
Electromagnets aren't that hard to make. All you need is a coiled wire and electricity.
And some sort of iron core to concentrate the magnetic field.

What are you planning on using for the power source for this sucker?

Which leads to the obvious question... HOW MUCH power?

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2007-12-12 21:33:51

#17

nukchebi0: Пушкин, наше всё; +387|6761|New Haven, CT

Flaming_Maniac wrote:
nukchebi0 wrote:
Electromagnets aren't that hard to make. All you need is a coiled wire and electricity.
And some sort of iron core to concentrate the magnetic field.

What are you planning on using for the power source for this sucker?

I forgot that...haven't had physics in a while.

2007-12-12 21:41:32

#18

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,072|7209|PNW

Consult your interocetor and you'll be sent the schematics. Don't put your eye out.

2007-12-12 22:05:16

#19

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6966|Global Command

Do not both rely on the unproven theory of single pole magnetics?

2007-12-13 02:59:10

#20

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6848|'Murka

Spark wrote:
Flaming_Maniac wrote:
nukchebi0 wrote:
Electromagnets aren't that hard to make. All you need is a coiled wire and electricity.
And some sort of iron core to concentrate the magnetic field.

What are you planning on using for the power source for this sucker?
Which leads to the obvious question... HOW MUCH power?

2.8 gigawatts, of course.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2007-12-13 03:26:57

#21

some_random_panda: Flamesuit essential; +454|6827

TSI, if you make a proper, tank demolishing, wall decimating rail gun, you'll need to replace the rails every few shots, or the projectile's going to fly off and kill someone (if it doesn't even when in normal use). Just what do you need it for?

2007-12-13 03:56:28

#22

BVC: Member; +325|7132

Shit projects can have great ambitions...I have a friend whose engineering project was to design a camera that would function like a fly's eye...apparently the US military had spent a billion on a similar project...he got the docs done, 800 pages and hours+hours+hours of labwork done, only to have his professor refuse construction funding.

Yeah, its all in the magnets. Accelerate, then accelerate some more etc.

2007-12-13 05:05:46

#23

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|7144|67.222.138.85

ATG wrote:
Do not both rely on the unproven theory of single pole magnetics?

No, the polarity of an electromagnet is determined by the direction of the wrapping of the wire, these are both proven designs.

As far as I know the existence of single-pole magnets is still theoretical.

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