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PHELIX [electronic resource] : design of transformer-driven linear implosion system

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 2008.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
Experiments involving electromagnetically-imploded, solid-density liners can be achieved at reduced cost and energy if we start with a scale-size based on diagnostic resolution, rather than on the largest capacitor bank or generator we could bring to bear. For minimum resolution of 100 microns or less, many useful experiments could be performed with initial liner diameters that are factors of two to three smaller than used on high-energy systems, such as Atlas, thereby reducing energy requirements to sub-megajoule levels. Reduction in scale-size, however, also decreases the inductance change associated with liner motion relative to other inductances in the circuit. To improve coupling efficiency to liner kinetic energy, we invoke a current step-up transformer. Scaling relations have been developed for reducing the size and energy of such systems and compared with detailed numerical simulations. We discuss these calculations and describe the engineering embodiment of the resulting design for a system called PHELIX (Precision High Energy-density Liner Implosion eXperiment).
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E 1.99:la-ur-08-04312
E 1.99: la-ur-08-4312
la-ur-08-4312
la-ur-08-04312
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Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/2008.
"la-ur-08-04312"
" la-ur-08-4312"
12th International Conference on Megagauss Magnetic Field Generation and Related Topics ; July 13, 2008 ; Novosibirsk, Russia.
Turchi, Peter J; Atchison, Walter L; Rousculp, Chris L; Reinovsky, Robert E.
Funding Information
AC52-06NA25396
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