High Power Pulsed Plasma MHD Experiments.

Abstract

Results of high power pulsed plasma MHD experiments are reported. An explosively driven plasma source is used to drive a Faraday mode MHD generator with an externally applied B-field of several tesla. The highest power achieved was 6 gigawatts in a 140 kJ electrical pulse delivered to a resistive load. The experimentally observed scaling relationships of power with applied B-field and electrode area are also presented. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1982
Accession Number
ADA120526

Entities

People

  • D. W. Baum
  • J. D. Watson
  • S. P. Gill
  • W. L. Shimmin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Conductivity
  • Current Density
  • Electric Power
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Energy
  • Explosives
  • Generators
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Peak Power
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Power
  • Power Levels
  • Pulsed Power
  • Reynolds Number
  • Stainless Steel
  • Strip Transmission Lines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.