Materials Processing Using Chemically Driven Spherically Symmetric Implosions.
Abstract
A new method is developed for high pressure materials processing. This new process, referred to as CHI (Constructive Hydrodynamic Implosions), makes use of uniform spherical laser ignition of spherically symmetric high explosives to implode centrally located materials to high pressure. The objective of CHI is to use this high pressure to induce phase transitions or other desirable physical transformations in recoverable payloads at the core. The CHI process will ultimately see application both as a high pressure basic research technique and as a high throughput industrial materials process.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 02, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA178326
Entities
People
- F. J. Mayer
- N. W. Schmerberg
- P. J. Kress
- R. L. Maynard
- W. B. Fechner