Environmental and industrial applications of pulsed power systems

Conference · Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:10190080

Neau, E L

The technology base formed by the development of high peak power simulators, laser drivers, free electron lasers (FEL`s), and Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) drivers from the early 60`s through the late 80`s is being extended to high average power short-pulse machines with the capabilities of performing new roles in environmental cleanup applications and in supporting new types of industrial manufacturing processes. Some of these processes will require very high average beam power levels of hundreds of kilowatts to perhaps megawatts. In this paper we briefly discuss new technology capabilities and then concentrate on specific application areas that may benefit from the high specific energies and high average powers attainable with short-pulse machines.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 10190080
• Report Number(s): SAND-93-0728C; CONF-930652-3; ON: DE94000559; TRN: 93:023994
• Resource Relation: Conference: 20. IEEE international conference on plasma sciences,Vancouver (Canada),7-9 Jun 1993; Other Information: PBD: [1993]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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