Title :
IVORY PIC simulations of the Z insulator stack
Author :
Mostrom, M.A. ; Hughes, T.P. ; Clark, R.E. ; Stygar, W.A. ; Spielman, R.B.
Author_Institution :
Mission Res. Corp., Albuquerque, NM, USA
fDate :
June 29 1997-July 2 1997
Abstract :
The IVORY code has been modified to enable pulsed-power component design on desktop computers. A front-end based on a commercial CAD package (MICROSTATION) allows graphical creation and editing of conductors and dielectrics. Diagnostics can also be positioned graphically. Multi-segment transmission lines can be attached to each boundary of the simulation region. A mouse-driven post-processor is used to analyse the simulation output. The code has been used to model the water-plastic-vacuum interface in the Z machine. In particular, the effect of grading-ring emission on the potential distribution was calculated and found to be severe. Avoidance of ring emission was the main criterion used to design the vacuum flare in the vicinity of the insulator stack.
Keywords :
CAD; conductors (electric); digital simulation; engineering graphics; insulators; power engineering computing; power transmission lines; pulsed power technology; IVORY PIC simulations; MICROSTATION CAD package; Z insulator stack; conductors; dielectrics; editing; grading-ring emission; graphical creation; graphically positioned diagnostics; mouse-driven post-processor; multi-segment transmission lines; particle-in-cell code; potential distribution; pulsed-power component design; ring emission avoidance; simulation output analysis; vacuum flare design; water-plastic-vacuum interface; Conductors; Design automation; Dielectrics; Geometry; Insulation; Packaging; Plasma simulation; Power transmission lines; Probes; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 1997. Digest of Technical Papers. 1997 11th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4213-5
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.1997.679374
