Caballero: A high current flux compressor system for 100 MJ solid liner experiments

Conference · Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:543622

Reinovsky, R E; Lindemuth, I R; Lopez, E A; Goforth, J H; Marsh, S P

Pulse power systems delivering in excess of 100 MJ represent one of the next major challenges to the pulse power community. While a laboratory pulse power system in this energy range if feasible, it represents a very substantial investment of both time and resources. Prudence requires that fundamental proof-of-principle for the contemplated application is established before such massive resources are committed. Explosive pulse power systems using magnetic flux compression provide a direct path to such demonstrations. Furthermore, as energy requirements grow, single use explosive systems may represent the only affordable source of ultra-high energy environments.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 543622
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-97-2722; CONF-9706113-; ON: DE98000595; TRN: 97:005719
• Resource Relation: Conference: 11. IEEE international pulsed power conference, Baltimore, MD (United States), 29 Jun - 2 Jul 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES
HIGH-VOLTAGE PULSE GENERATORS
DESIGN
CYLINDERS
MAGNETIC COMPRESSION
IMPLOSIONS
PERFORMANCE TESTING