Computational modeling of the Trailmaster Procyon system

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.1991.733364· OSTI ID:5610368

Greene, A E; Bowers, R L; Brownell, J H; Peterson, D L; Weiss, D L; Oona, H; Goforth, J H; Rickel, D G

The goal of the Los Alamos Foil Implosion project (Trail-master) is the development of an intense source of soft x-rays for materials and fusion studies. The x-ray source in the Trailmaster project is a foil initiated z-pinch. The next system in the Trailmaster project is designed to deliver 15 MA of current to the imploding linear creating approximately 1 MJ of soft x-ray radiation in a submicrosecond pulse. This system, designated Procyon, will consist of a Mark 9 helical explosive generator, an explosively formed fuse (EFF) opening switch, detonator closing switches, a vacuum powerflow channel, a plasma flow switch (PFS), and the imploding foil load. In the present paper we will focus on the computational modeling of the overall Procyon system. This effort includes circuit and zero-dimensional point mass (slug) modeling, 1-D and 2-D radiation MHD calculations and 3-D radiation transport and view factor modeling of the vacuum powerflow channel. 7 refs., 10 figs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5610368
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-91-1946; CONF-910640--15; ON: DE91014765
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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