Power and energy of exploding wires
Abstract
Exploding wires are used in many high-energy applications, such as initiating explosives. Previous work analyzing gold wire burst in detonator applications has shown burst current and action metrics to be inconsistent with burst phenomenon across multiple firing-sets. Energy density better captures the correlation between different wire geometries, different electrical inputs, and explosive initiation. This idea has been expanded upon, to analyze the burst properties in power-energy space. Further inconsistencies in the understanding of wire burst and its relation to peak voltage have been found. An argument will be made for redefining the definition of burst. The result is a more broad understanding of rapid metal phase transition and the initiation of explosives in EBW applications.
- Authors:
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- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1427227
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-2015-6351J
Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X; 606230; TRN: US1802440
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 1793; Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Valancius, Cole J., Garasi, Christopher J., and O?Malley, Patrick D. Power and energy of exploding wires. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4971534.
Valancius, Cole J., Garasi, Christopher J., & O?Malley, Patrick D. Power and energy of exploding wires. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4971534
Valancius, Cole J., Garasi, Christopher J., and O?Malley, Patrick D. Sun .
"Power and energy of exploding wires". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4971534. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1427227.
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title = {Power and energy of exploding wires},
author = {Valancius, Cole J. and Garasi, Christopher J. and O?Malley, Patrick D.},
abstractNote = {Exploding wires are used in many high-energy applications, such as initiating explosives. Previous work analyzing gold wire burst in detonator applications has shown burst current and action metrics to be inconsistent with burst phenomenon across multiple firing-sets. Energy density better captures the correlation between different wire geometries, different electrical inputs, and explosive initiation. This idea has been expanded upon, to analyze the burst properties in power-energy space. Further inconsistencies in the understanding of wire burst and its relation to peak voltage have been found. An argument will be made for redefining the definition of burst. The result is a more broad understanding of rapid metal phase transition and the initiation of explosives in EBW applications.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4971534},
journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
number = ,
volume = 1793,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2017}
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