The Effects of Cryogenic Initial Temperatures on Aluminum and Copper Electrically Exploded Foil Fuses
Abstract
The characteristics of electrically exploded foil fuses operated with no parallel load under varying temperature and heat transfer conditions are investigated. A 60 KJ 60 KV capacitive energy storage system operated at 39 KJ is used to vaporize aluminum and copper fuses which are surrounded by small room temperature glass beads, glass beads cooled to approximately 80K, room temperature deionized water and liquid nitrogen. Different granular quenches with substantially differing coefficients of heat transfer are also tested with aluminum fuses. Initial fuse temperature is seen to have a significant effect on fuse performance as predicted in computational simulations with aluminum being more affected than copper.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA637384
Entities
People
- Jerry C. Bueck
- R. E. Reinovsky
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory