ALE3D-Magnetohydrodynamic Simulation of a Small Helical Magnetic Flux Generator
Abstract
The US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory is actively engaged in both computational and experimental programs to design magnetic flux compression generators (FCGs) as pulsed power sources for protection applications. This report focuses on simulation of a similar helical FCG designed by Patrik Appelgren of the Swedish Defence Research Agency using the ALE3D magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) code developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. For this FCG device, the MHD simulation showed excellent agreement during the operation of the generator. The ALE3D-MHD model overpredicted the final current.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1109702
Entities
People
- Anthony J. Johnson
- George B. Vunni
Organizations
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Swedish Defence Research Agency
- United States Army Research Laboratory