Magnetocumulative generator
Abstract
An improved magnetocumulative generator is described that is useful for producing magnetic fields of very high energy content over large spatial volumes. The polar directed pleated magnetocumulative generator has a housing (100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105) providing a housing chamber (106) with an electrically conducting surface. The chamber (106) forms a coaxial system having a small radius portion and a large radius portion. When a magnetic field is injected into the chamber (106), from an external source, most of the magnetic flux associated therewith positions itself in the small radius portion. The propagation of an explosive detonation through high-explosive layers (107, 108) disposed adjacent to the housing causes a phased closure of the chamber (106) which sweeps most of the magnetic flux into the large radius portion of the coaxial system. The energy content of the magnetic field is greatly increased by flux stretching as well as by flux compression. The energy enhanced magnetic field is utilized within the housing chamber itself.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864517
- Patent Number(s):
- 4376901
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02N - ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- magnetocumulative; generator; improved; described; useful; producing; magnetic; fields; energy; content; spatial; volumes; polar; directed; pleated; housing; 100; 101; 102; 103; 104; 105; providing; chamber; 106; electrically; conducting; surface; forms; coaxial; radius; portion; field; injected; external; source; flux; associated; therewith; positions; propagation; explosive; detonation; high-explosive; layers; 107; 108; disposed; adjacent; causes; phased; closure; sweeps; greatly; increased; stretching; compression; enhanced; utilized; flux compression; disposed adjacent; magnetic flux; magnetic field; magnetic fields; electrically conducting; associated therewith; greatly increased; external source; energy content; producing magnetic; magnetocumulative generator; greatly increase; enhanced magnetic; /310/
Citation Formats
Pettibone, Joseph S, and Wheeler, Paul C. Magnetocumulative generator. United States: N. p., 1983.
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Pettibone, Joseph S, & Wheeler, Paul C. Magnetocumulative generator. United States.
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@article{osti_864517,
title = {Magnetocumulative generator},
author = {Pettibone, Joseph S and Wheeler, Paul C},
abstractNote = {An improved magnetocumulative generator is described that is useful for producing magnetic fields of very high energy content over large spatial volumes. The polar directed pleated magnetocumulative generator has a housing (100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105) providing a housing chamber (106) with an electrically conducting surface. The chamber (106) forms a coaxial system having a small radius portion and a large radius portion. When a magnetic field is injected into the chamber (106), from an external source, most of the magnetic flux associated therewith positions itself in the small radius portion. The propagation of an explosive detonation through high-explosive layers (107, 108) disposed adjacent to the housing causes a phased closure of the chamber (106) which sweeps most of the magnetic flux into the large radius portion of the coaxial system. The energy content of the magnetic field is greatly increased by flux stretching as well as by flux compression. The energy enhanced magnetic field is utilized within the housing chamber itself.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}
}