• 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