VISWAJYOTHI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY,

VAZHAKULAM
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

A SEMINAR ON

EMALS ELECTROMAGNETIC AIRCRAFT LAUNCH

SYSTEMS
ABSTRACT
Catapults serve as a means to race an aircraft down a short runway in aircraft carriers.
Existing technology makes use of the steam version the steam catapults. Current steam
catapults use about 615 kg/ 1,350 pounds of steam for each aircraft launch, which is usually
delivered by piping it from the nuclear reactor. Now add to that the required hydraulics and oils,
the water required to brake the catapult, and associated pumps, motors, and control systems. The
result is a large, heavy, maintenance-intensive system that operates without feedback control; and
its sudden shocks shorten airframe lifespans for carrier-based aircraft. EMALS can accelerate a
heavy warplane to 180 knots (333kph)about 30 (55.5kmph) knots faster than a steam catapult.
As the acceleration can be finely adjusted every millisecond, it produces smoother launches,
which are better for pilots and aircraft. This paper presents the U.S. Navy's Electromagnetic
Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) being developed in partnership with Kaman Electromagnetics
(Hudson, MA). It addresses the EMALS's present design and the associated technology involved,
as well as the ship and operational impacts, advantages, disadvantages, and compatibility issues
for today's and tomorrow's carriers.

Presented By:

Presented On:

Paulson Abraham Valamkot

Roll No. 40
S7 EEE

03 .08.2015
Venue:
EEE seminar hall (C lab)