Electrical Exploding Nickel and Tungsten Wires in Air and Water

Abstract

Nickel wire of diameter d = 230 microns and tungsten wire of diameter d = 150 microns were exploded in air and water. Plasmas were formed by rapid electrical discharge through thin wires in air and immersed in a water bath. Energy deposited into the wires at different stages of heating in air and water was estimated from the experiments. It was shown that ~30% more energy was deposited in water than in air.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA497499

Entities

People

  • George B. Vunni

Organizations

  • Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Diameters
  • Energy
  • Heat Capacity
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Of Fusion
  • Latent Heat
  • Liquid Phases
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Melting
  • Melting Point
  • Military Research
  • Nanosecond Time
  • Phase Transformations
  • Specific Heat
  • Thermodynamic Properties
  • Tungsten

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.