Correlation of Metallic Fuse/Tamper Chemical Reaction with Electrical Recovery

Abstract

Recent experiments have been conducted at NRL which were designed to evaluate the chemical reactivity of exploding conductor fuses and to relate the chemical process to fuse electrical performance. In these experiments, metallic fuses including aluminum wire and foils, lithium-aluminum alloy wire, and copper wire were vaporized in distilled water. Additionally, less precise tests were conducted where copper and aluminum conductors were vaporized in both SF6 and C02 gases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA634699

Entities

People

  • D. Jenkins
  • R. Ford

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Electric Power
  • Elements
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • High Voltage
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Microsecond Time
  • Power
  • Pulsed Power
  • Reactivities
  • Recovery
  • Shock Waves

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.