The Effect of Applied Magnetic Fields on the Pause Time Phenomenon of Exploding Wires.

Abstract

The report covers experimental work performed on the processes of a wire undergoing electrical explosion. The object was to explore the effects of an externally-impressed magnetic field. The external field was applied in two different manners: transversely (arc blow-out fashion) and axially (magnetic pinch fashion). The particular process of interest is that phenomenon termed 'dark pause'. The span of this pause is measured and compared for the same size wire sample for each field orientation. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0780012

Entities

People

  • D. Holder

Organizations

  • United States Army Aviation and Missile Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electric Igniters
  • Exploding Wires
  • Explosions
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Orientation (Direction)

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Metallurgy
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics