Title :
Comparison of sulfur hexafluoride and synthetic air in a simulated flux compression generator environment
Author :
Dorsey, Daniel J. ; Freeman, Bruce L.
Author_Institution :
Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
fDate :
10/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Expendable, explosively driven shock tubes are used to propel aluminum flyer plates toward dense stainless steel plugs to simulate gas compression in explosive magnetic flux compression generators (FCGs). Armature velocity in a typical FCG is calculated using the Gurney method and shock tubes are designed to drive the flyer plates at similar velocities. Experiments with sulfur hexafluoride and synthetic air are presented
Keywords :
SF6 insulation; air; compressibility; digital simulation; pulse generators; pulsed power supplies; shock tubes; Gurney method; N2-O2; SF6; aluminum flyer plates; armature velocity; dense stainless steel plugs; expendable explosively driven shock tubes; explosive magnetic flux compression generators; fill gas; gas compression; insulation properties; shock tubes; shocked gases; simulated flux compression generator environment; synthetic air; velocity; Aluminum; Electric shock; Equations; Explosives; Gases; Helium; Plugs; Probes; Sulfur hexafluoride; Voltage measurement;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
