Rotational Stabilization in Axial Flux Compression Experiments.
Abstract
The imploding metallic liner used in cylindrical flux compression experiments can be Rayleigh-Taylor unstable. Stabilization by rotation of the liner has been investigated. It is shown that one can either remove the instability or limit its amplitude to a chosen value by selecting the rotation speed. The cost in conversion efficiency (initial energy into compressed magnetic field energy) of the stabilization is calculated. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0769664
Entities
People
- D. L. Book
- N. K. Winsor
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory