EXPLOSIVE MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS.

Abstract

Experimental studies on the production of short duration pulses of electrical power by MHD principles in a radial flow channel are presented. Plasma currents in excess of 10000 amperes were measured in a radially expanding explosive driven plasma. The plasma conductivity was less than had been expected on the basis of experiments conducted in linear channels. Designs for generators capable of producing electrical power outputs up to 14 x 10 to the 12th power watts for 10 microseconds are discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 15, 1965
Accession Number
AD0610639

Entities

People

  • Francis H. Webb Jr.
  • Malcolm S. Jones Jr.
  • Paul Webster
  • Richard Harrison
  • Sydney Handlin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Conductivity
  • Electric Generators
  • Energy Systems
  • Explosives
  • Flow
  • Generators
  • Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Microsecond Time
  • Production
  • Radial Flow

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.