Fragmentation of Thin Wires under High Voltage Pulses and Bipolar Fusion

Journal Article · Thu Jan 21 00:00:00 EST 2010 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3322590· OSTI ID:21371501

Papageorgiou, C D ^[1]; Raptis, T E ^[2]

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1. Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (Greece)
2. Division of Applied Technologies, National Centre for Science and Research 'Demokritos', Patriarchou Grigoriou and Neapoleos, Athens (Greece)

In this article we present an alternative explanation of the phenomenon of wire fragmentation under high transient currents based on classical electromagnetism. We also explain how this phenomenon can be utilized as a primitive example of low energy-high power disruptive phenomena that can affect even nuclear matter.

• OSTI ID: 21371501
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1203, Issue 1; Conference: 7. international conference of the Balkan Physical Union, Alexandroupolis (Greece), 9-13 Sep 2009; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3322590; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
ELECTROMAGNETISM
FRAGMENTATION
MELTING
PULSES
TRANSIENTS
WIRES
CURRENTS
MAGNETISM
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS