CHAIN OF ARCS AS A DETERMINING FACTOR IN EXPLOSION OF WIRES

Abstract

The report presents an idea for the uniform description of phenomena associated with electrical explosion of wires and electric fuses, based upon the fact of disintegration of wires into parts with definite spacing. In particular, observations concerned with pre-arcing energy, cutoff currents, peak voltages, and current pause are explained.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 23, 1970
Accession Number
AD0709365

Entities

People

  • Jan Nasilowski

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Capacitors
  • Circuits
  • Classification
  • Diameters
  • Disintegration
  • Electric Detonators
  • Exploding Wires
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Massachusetts
  • New England
  • Observation
  • Security
  • Short Circuits
  • United States

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  • Electrical Engineering
  • Solar Physics

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  • Space