Solenoid actuated driver valve for high repetition rate shock tubes

Tranter, Robert S.; Sikes, Travis

doi:10.1063/5.0006010

Title: Solenoid actuated driver valve for high repetition rate shock tubes

Abstract

A high speed, high pressure solenoid actuated valve has been developed for use as a driver section for automated shock tubes. The valve is based on a prior design, and significant improvements in the design of the valve are described in this paper. The new design retains the performance of prior versions of the valve and creates very reproducible reaction conditions in the shock tube, which are illustrated by several thousand experiments. Additionally, the longevity of the valve is improved, failures are reduced, and the maintenance and manufacture of the valve are simplified.

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Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States). Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division

Publication Date:: 2020-05-05

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division

OSTI Identifier:: 1632867

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; W-31-109-ENG-38

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Review of Scientific Instruments

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 91; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; Shock wave experiments; High pressure instruments; Mechanical instruments; Shock waves; Electromagnetic coils

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@article{osti_1632867,

  title        = {Solenoid actuated driver valve for high repetition rate shock tubes},

  author       = {Tranter, Robert S. and Sikes, Travis},

  abstractNote = {A high speed, high pressure solenoid actuated valve has been developed for use as a driver section for automated shock tubes. The valve is based on a prior design, and significant improvements in the design of the valve are described in this paper. The new design retains the performance of prior versions of the valve and creates very reproducible reaction conditions in the shock tube, which are illustrated by several thousand experiments. Additionally, the longevity of the valve is improved, failures are reduced, and the maintenance and manufacture of the valve are simplified.},

  doi          = {10.1063/5.0006010},

  journal      = {Review of Scientific Instruments},

  number       = 5,

  volume       = 91,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2020},

  month        = {5}

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journal, September 2013

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journal, January 2015

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