High Energy Pulse Failure of Wire-Wound Resistors

Abstract

Wire-wound resistors subjected to high energy pulses can fail from fracture of the resistor cases or from permanent changes in resistance value. Large changes in resistance value are obtained only from temperatures approaching the melting point of the wire. Based on this fact, good correlation has been obtained between experimentally measured breakdown energies and theoretical energies required to reach the melting temperature.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADB016454

Entities

People

  • Henry Domingos

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adiabatic Conditions
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aluminum Oxides
  • Chromium Alloys
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Energy
  • Government Procurement
  • High Energy
  • Materials
  • Melting Point
  • Resistance
  • Simulations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Thermal Conductivity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Polar and Arctic Studies