A Battery-powered Flux Compression Generator System
A Battery-powered Flux Compression Generator System

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Published: 1989

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Flux compression generators (FCGs) are primarily used as energy amplifiers. While a FCG can be made small, typically the ''seed'' energy that the FCG amplifies comes from a capacitator bank much larger and heavier than the FCG. If seed energy was supplied by a compact device, FCGs could be used as portable power supplies. One application of interest is to combine a compact seed source with a FCG and transformer. The result would be a self-contained power supply capable of producing a microsecond long, megavolt pulse. The objective of the work described in this paper was to make a seed source capable of energizing a standard Los Alamos plate FCG. The power supply was to be relatively small, light weight, and able to deliver at least 100-kJ to a 280-nH inductive load, e.g., plate FCG. 4 figs., 2 tabs.

Explosively Driven Pulsed Power
Explosively Driven Pulsed Power

Author: Andreas A. Neuber

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2005-11-04

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 354028673X

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While the basic operating principles of Helical Magnetic Flux Compression Generators are easy to understand, the details of their construction and performance limits have been described only in government reports, many of them classified. Conferences in the field of flux compression are also dominated by contributions from government (US and foreign) laboratories. And the government-sponsored research has usually been concerned with very large generators with explosive charges that require elaborate facilities and safety arrangements. This book emphasizes research into small generators (less than 500 grams of high explosives) and explains in detail the physical fundamentals, construction details, and parameter-variation effects related to them.

Magnetocumulative Generators
Magnetocumulative Generators

Author: Larry L. Altgilbers

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 1461212324

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A discussion of explosive pulsed power systems and their applications, this book consists of 7 chapters. The first five describe the basic physics of these sources and their ancillary equipment, based on a manual for training engineers in Russia. Chapter 6 is a description of codes and methodologies used at Loughborough University in the UK to build flux compressors, while Chapter 7 covers two specific applications: high power lasers and high power microwave sources. The book introduces all types of explosive power sources and their ancillary equipment, the procedures required to build them, and specific applications.

Megagauss Magnetic Field Generation, Its Application To Science And Ultra-high Pulsed-power Technology - Procs Of The Viiith Int'l Conf On Megagauss Magnetic Field Generation And Related Topics
Megagauss Magnetic Field Generation, Its Application To Science And Ultra-high Pulsed-power Technology - Procs Of The Viiith Int'l Conf On Megagauss Magnetic Field Generation And Related Topics

Author: Hans J Schneider-muntau

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2004-11-04

Total Pages: 749

ISBN-13: 9814481971

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The generation of megagauss fields for science and technology is an exciting area at the extremes of parameter space, involving the application and controlled handling of extremely high power and energy densities in small volumes and on short time scales. New physical phenomena, technological challenges, and the selection and development of materials, together create a unique potential and synergy resulting in fascinating discoveries and achievements.This book is a collection of the contributions of an international conference, which assembled the leading scientists and engineers worldwide working on the generation and use of the strongest magnetic fields possible. Other research activities include generators that employ explosives to create ultra-high pulsed power for different applications, such as megavolt or radiation sources. Additional topics are the generation of plasmas and magnetized plasmas for fusion, imploding liners, rail guns, etc.

Flux Compression Generators as Plasma Compression Power Sources
Flux Compression Generators as Plasma Compression Power Sources

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Published: 1979

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A survey is made of applications where explosive-driven magnetic flux compression generators have been or can be used to directly power devices that produce dense plasmas. Representative examples are discussed that are specific to the theta pinch, the plasma gun, the dense plasma focus and the Z pinch. These examples are used to illustrate the high energy and power capabilities of explosive generators. An application employing a rocket-borne, generator-powered plasma gun emphasizes the size and weight potential of flux compression power supplies. Recent results from a local effort to drive a dense plasma focus are provided. Imploding liners ae discussed in the context of both the theta and Z pinches.

Megagauss Fields and Pulsed Power Systems
Megagauss Fields and Pulsed Power Systems

Author: Vladimir Mikhaĭlovich Titov

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Published: 1990

Total Pages: 894

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Papers on state-of-the-art experimental techniques for obtaining ultrahigh magnetic fields, designing explosive MC-generators, high-current switches and related problems. A number of papers describe the applications of ultrahigh magnetic fields and pulsed power sources in various experiments of high

Explosive Pulsed Power
Explosive Pulsed Power

Author: Larry L. Altgilbers

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 597

ISBN-13: 1848163223

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Explosive pulsed power generators are devices that either convert the chemical energy stored in explosives into electrical energy or use the shock waves generated by explosives to release energy stored in ferroelectric and ferromagnetic materials. The objective of this book is to acquaint the reader with the principles of operation of explosive generators and to provide details on how to design, build, and test three types of generators: flux compression, ferroelectric, and ferromagnetic generators, which are the most developed and the most near term for practical applications. Containing a considerable amount of new experimental data that has been collected by the authors, this is the first book that treats all three types of explosive pulsed power generators. In addition, there is a brief introduction to a fourth type ix explosive generator called a moving magnet generator. As practical applications for these generators evolve, students, scientists, and engineers will have access to the results of a considerable body of experience gained by almost 10 years of intense research and development by the authors.

Modeling and Design of Magnetic Flux Compression Generators
Modeling and Design of Magnetic Flux Compression Generators

Author: Nicholas Edward Klugman

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Published: 2020

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13:

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The explosively-pumped magnetic flux compression generator (FCG) is a pulsed-power current amplifier powered by an explosion. This thesis surveys FCGs, demonstrating their general operation; develops a new magnetic-field-strength-based model for FCGs in the form of a generalized cylinder that more accurately captures losses to magnetic diffusion than commonly employed circuit models, but maintains simplicity in the form of a low order DAE; develops a simplified means of calculating the inductance of FCGs, providing a bridge between the field-based and circuit models; presents a design of a full loop FCG system (a topology underserved by existing literature) and an experimental setup to verify the designed loop generator; and proposes a class of non-explosive magnetic flux compression generators. The designs and models herein provide new tools and jumping-off points for further research into FCGs, particularly in the miniaturized systems gaining popularity and in the potential for reusable flux compression power sources.