Title :
PAMIR-3U magnetohydrodynamic generator results
Author :
Price, David William ; Swallom, D.W. ; Goldfarb, V.M. ; Gibbs, J.S. ; Sadovnik, I. ; Zeigarnik, V.A. ; Aitov, N.L. ; Buzlov, A.G. ; Dikhter, I.Ya. ; Il´ichev, P.V. ; Iserov, A.D. ; Ivanov, E.I. ; Kulevtsov, A.V. ; Kuryachii, I.G. ; Novikov, V.A. ; Okunev,
Author_Institution :
Div. of High Energy Plasma, Phillips Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM, USA
Abstract :
The Air Force´s Phillips Laboratory has acquired a high power magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) generator for possible use with advanced weapons applications. This MHD generator is a PAMIR-3U, a modified Russian-built MHD generator that uses a modified rocket fuel to produce a DC electrical pulse of 100 MJ. The PAMIR-3U generator produces tens of kA at 800 V for an optimized load of (20/spl plusmn/5) m/spl Omega/. A review of the MHD generator design and results of the generator acceptance testing is presented. The PAMIR-3U generator was constructed by the Institute of High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IVTAN) and delivered to the Air Force´s Phillips Laboratory under contract with Textron Defense Systems (TDS) of Everett MA.
Keywords :
magnetohydrodynamic convertors; power supplies to apparatus; pulse generators; pulsed power technology; testing; weapons; 100 MJ; 15 to 25 mohm; 800 V; DC electrical pulse; Institute of High Temperatures; MHD generator design; PAMIR-3U magnetohydrodynamic generator; Phillips Laboratory; Russian Academy of Sciences; Textron Defense Systems; US Air Force; acceptance testing; high power MHD generator; modified rocket fuel; DC generators; Fuels; Laboratories; Magnetohydrodynamic power generation; Power generation; Pulse generation; Rockets; Temperature; Testing; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 1995. Digest of Technical Papers., Tenth IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2791-8
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.1995.599810
