PAMIR-3U Magnetohydrodynamic Generator Results

Abstract

The Air Force's Phillips Laboratory has acquired a high power magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) generator for possible use with advanced weapons applications. This MHD generator is a PAMIR-3U, a modified Russian-built MHD generator that uses a modified rocket fuel to produce a DC electrical pulse of 100 MJ. The PAMIR-3U generator produces tens of kA at 800 V for an optimized load of (20 +- 5) mOmega. A review of the MHD generator design and results of the generator acceptance testing is presented. The P AMIR-3U generator was constructed by the Institute of High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IVT AN) and delivered to the Air Force's Phillips Laboratory under contract with Textron Defense Systems (TDS) of Everett MA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA638550

Entities

People

  • Alexander G. Buzlov
  • Daniel W. Swallom
  • David W. Price
  • Irina Y. Dikhter
  • Isaac Sadovnik
  • Judy S. Gibbs
  • Nauphal L. Aitov
  • Pavel V. Ll'ichev
  • Victor M. Goldfarb
  • Vladimir A. Zeigarnik

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acceptance Tests
  • Computer Simulations
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Defense Systems
  • Electric Power
  • Energy
  • Fuels
  • Generators
  • High Energy
  • High Temperature
  • Magnetohydrodynamic Generators
  • Plasma Generators
  • Power
  • Pulsed Power
  • Rocket Fuels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Aerospace Research.
  • Electrical Engineering