Heat and Current Propagation in Buffered Superconducting and Hyper-conducting Wire

Abstract

This research models and analyzes the distribution of heat and current in a buffered superconducting or hyper-conducting wire that shows potential for use in different capacities in multiple Air Force systems including the Active Denial System. The thesis includes a brief background of the reaction-diffusion system of partial differential equations provided by AFRL/RZPG and development of the numerical scheme. It then explores solutions to the model. These solutions indicate some of the various heat-related failures that may be observed in such a wire. The nature of the solutions observed depends on the characteristics of the wire, operating temperature and efficiency of cooling.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 10, 2009
Accession Number
ADA513775

Entities

People

  • Jesse L. Lynn

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Denial System
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Computational Science
  • Critical Temperature
  • Differential Equations
  • Diffusion
  • Electrical Resistance
  • Equations
  • High Temperature
  • High Temperature Superconductors
  • Low Temperature
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Materials
  • Nonlethal Weapons
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Urban Areas

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition