Download or read book Hypervelocity Launchers written by Friedrich Seiler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the present volume numerous descriptions of Ram accelerators are presented. These descriptions provide good overview on the progress made and the present state of the Ram accelerator technology worldwide. In addition, articles describing light gas gun, ballistic range including a chapter dealing with shock waves in solids are given. Along with the technical description of considered facilities, samples of obtained results are also included. Each chapter is written by an expert in the described topic providing a comprehensive description of the discussed phenomena.