New materials and technologies for pulsed power research and applications

Author

Shvetsov, G.A. ; Maly, V.I. ; Solovov, A.V. ; Anisimov, A.G. ; Matrosov, A.D. ; Stankevich, S.V. ; Teslenko, T.S. ; Kugakolov, S.A. ; Sergeev, S.A.

Author_Institution

Lavrentyev Inst. of Hydrodynamics, Acad. of Sci., Novosibirsk, Russia

Volume

2

fYear

1999

Firstpage

765

Abstract

Composites produced by explosive welding (bimetallic and multilayer materials) and composites with disordered structures produced by explosive compaction of powders were studied from the viewpoint of using them in railgun electrodes. Data on ablation are presented as a function of the electric current parameters. Results of metallographic and X-ray analysis of the post-shot electrode surfaces are reported. It is shown that using composite materials, it is possible to decrease the erosion of electrodes and increase the critical current density above which the erosion processes tend to increase considerably. The use of the method of explosive compaction of powders to produce high-temperature insulators and the barrels of railgun accelerators of projectiles is discussed.

Keywords

composite materials; electrodes; explosions; pulse generators; pulsed power supplies; railguns; X-ray analysis; ablation; composites; critical current density; disordered structures; electric current parameters; electrode erosion; erosion processes; explosive compaction; explosive welding; high-temperature insulators; materials; metallographic analysis; post-shot electrode surfaces; pulsed power research; railgun accelerator barrels; railgun electrodes; technologies; Compaction; Composite materials; Critical current density; Electrodes; Explosives; Insulation; Nonhomogeneous media; Powders; Railguns; Welding;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulsed Power Conference, 1999. Digest of Technical Papers. 12th IEEE International

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5498-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PPC.1999.823626

Filename

823626