Explosive Driven Ferroelectric Generators

Abstract

Explosive Driven Ferroelectric Generators (EDFEGs) are compact power sources that have been considered for use as seed sources for magnetocumulative generators, as well as prime power sources. Shock waves generated by high explosives are used to shock depolarize ferroelectric materials, which results in a voltage pulse being delivered to a load. These generators have been experimentally investigated at Texas Tech University. Data from these experiments was used to benchmark a code developed at the Institute of Electromagnetic Research. In this paper, a description of the simulation and a comparison of the experimental and simulation results will be presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA639254

Entities

People

  • J. Dickens
  • Larry L. Altgilbers
  • M . Kristiansen
  • P. T. Tracy
  • S. Shkuratov
  • Ya. Tkach

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Capacitance
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Differential Equations
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Explosives
  • Ferroelectric Materials
  • Generators
  • Lead Zirconate Titanates
  • Materials
  • Polarization
  • Pulsed Power
  • Shock
  • Shock Waves
  • Simulations
  • Universities
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.