Studies of Electrically-Exploded Conductors for Electric Armour Applications

• Authors: P. Appelgren , A. Larsson , P. Lundberg , M. Skoglund , L. Westerling
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper presents experimental studies of current interaction with static copper rods. The results of the static experiments are used to discuss the effects responsible for the disruption of shaped-charge jets in electric armour. These effects include ohmic heating of, and current diffusion into, the rod as well as radial magnetic forces.

Keywords

EN

52.80.Qj

Discipline

• 52.80.Qj: Explosions; exploding wires

• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 115
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 1072-1074

Dates

published

2009-06

Contributors

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P. Appelgren

• Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI, Grindsjön Research Centre, SE-147 25 Tumba, Sweden

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A. Larsson

• Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI, Grindsjön Research Centre, SE-147 25 Tumba, Sweden

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P. Lundberg

• Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI, Grindsjön Research Centre, SE-147 25 Tumba, Sweden

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M. Skoglund

• Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI, Grindsjön Research Centre, SE-147 25 Tumba, Sweden

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L. Westerling

• Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI, Grindsjön Research Centre, SE-147 25 Tumba, Sweden

References

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• 2. G.A. Shvetsov, A.D. Matrosov, Proc. Megagauss VII Conference, Sarov, Russia, August 5-10, 1996, RFNC-VNIIEF (1997)
• 3. T.J. Tucker, R.P. Toth, Sandia Laboratories, SF 1004-DF(2-74). SAND-75-0041 (1975)
• 4. H. Knoepfel, Pulsed High Magnetic Fields, North-Holland, Amsterdam 1970
• 5. W.P. Walters, J.A. Zukas, Fundamentals of Shaped Charges, Wiley 1989

Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.115.1072