Title :
Pulsed power technologies for commercial material reduction and crushing applications
Author :
Hofmann, Jurgen ; Weise, T.H.G.G.
Author_Institution :
TZN Forschungs- und Entwicklungszentrum Unterluesz GmbH, Germany
fDate :
June 29 1997-July 2 1997
Abstract :
An overview on the activities of TZN in the development of commercial pulsed power systems for material reduction and crushing applications is given. Up to now, several test facilities have been set up. Experimental and theoretical investigations have been performed in order to optimize the interaction process of electrothermally generated shock waves with brittle materials, i.e. minerals, concrete and rocks as well as basic material for semiconducting wafer production. A pulsed power technology demonstrator for the reduction of reinforced concrete plates with a weight of several tons each is just under final start up at TZN. Its setup and some results of the first phase of operation are given.
Keywords :
pulsed power technology; applications; brittle material; commercial pulsed power systems; electrothermally generated shock waves; interaction process; material crushing; material reduction; pulsed power technology demonstrator; reinforced concrete plates; test facilities; Building materials; Concrete; Electrothermal effects; Industrial power systems; Minerals; Pulse power systems; Semiconductivity; Semiconductor materials; Shock waves; Test facilities;
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.1997.679306
