Experimental simulation of the energy parameters of the "Atlas" capacitor bank using a disk explosive-magnetic generator

A joint US/Russian Advanced Liner Technology experiment ALT-1 was conducted to simulate the anticipated performance of the Atlas capacitor bank. A disk-explosive magnetic generator and foil opening switch were used to produce an electrical current waveform that reached a peak value of 32.5 MA and th...

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Main Authors: Buyko, A.M., Volkov, G.I., Gorbachev, Yu.N., Yegorychev, B.T., Zmushko, V.V., Ivanov, V.A., Ivanova, G.G., Kuzyaev, A.I., Kulagin, A.A., Mokhov, V.N., Pavlii, V.V., Pak, S.V., Petrukhin, A.A., Skobelev, A.N., Sofronov, V.N., Chernyshev, V.K., Yakubov, V.B., Anderson, B.G., Atchison, W.L., Clark, D.A., Faehl, R.J., Lindemuth, I.R., Reinovsky, R.E., Rodrigues, G., Stokes, J.L., Tabaka, L.J.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Assembly
Capacitors
Current measurement
Explosives
Magnetic recording
Magnetic switching
Physics
Probes
Pulse power systems
Switches
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Summary:A joint US/Russian Advanced Liner Technology experiment ALT-1 was conducted to simulate the anticipated performance of the Atlas capacitor bank. A disk-explosive magnetic generator and foil opening switch were used to produce an electrical current waveform that reached a peak value of 32.5 MA and that imploded an aluminum liner to an inner surface velocity of 12 km/s.
DOI:10.1109/PPPS.2001.1002012