Conversion of chemical energy in an explosive by a magnetohydrodynamic method

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Combust., Explos. Shock Waves (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5480383

Lebedev, E F; Ostashev, V E; Shvetsov, G A

In this paper, the authors examine different practical methods for realizing the MHD method for converting chemical energy of a condensed explosive into pulsed electrical energy. It is shown that explosive MHD generators, which are compact sources of powerful pulses of electrical energy, are characterized by their relative simplicity, autonomy, and maneuverability of firing and they are capable of operating in the frequency-periodic mode. The moderate, weight-size characteristics of the generator (about 1 J/g, about 1 J/cm/sup 3/) compared to MC generator, are the necessary tradeoff for the new operational quality, namely, the nondestructibility of the setup.

• OSTI ID: 5480383
• Journal Information: Combust., Explos. Shock Waves (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 18:5; Other Information: Translated from Fizika goreniya i vzryva; vol. 18, No. 5 (Sep-Oct 1982)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
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USES
ELECTRICITY
FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE
PULSES
WEIGHT
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DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
EXPLOSIVES
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