DocumentCode
3370801
Title
The Explosive Pulsed Power Test Facility at AFRL
Author
Parker, J.V. ; Cavazos, T.C. ; Roth, C.E. ; Sandoval, D.R. ; Sommars, W. ; Lehr, F.M. ; Kiuttu, G.F. ; Chama, D. ; Degnan, J.H. ; Coffey, S. ; Brown, A. ; Guffey, B.
Author_Institution
Sci. Applic. Int. Corp., Albuquerque, NM
fYear
2005
fDate
13-17 June 2005
Firstpage
565
Lastpage
568
Abstract
The Air Force Research Laboratory has developed and tested a variety of explosive driven pulsed power devices over the past twenty-two years. Testing is performed primarily at a dedicated facility located at Chestnut Site on Kirtland Air Force Base. The facility is described in this paper, including details of recent upgrades.
Keywords
explosives; pulsed power supplies; AFRL; Air Force Research Laboratory; explosive pulsed power test facility; Cameras; Capacitors; Coaxial cables; Concrete; Explosives; Laboratories; Optical fiber cables; Performance evaluation; Test facilities; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Pulsed Power Conference, 2005 IEEE
Conference_Location
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9189-6
Electronic_ISBN
0-7803-9190-x
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PPC.2005.300721
Filename
4084277
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