1. EXPLOSIVE DEVICE FOR HEAVY-CURRENT SWITCHING
P. T. Bogdanovich*, A. A. Komorny* and B.A. Tarnopolsky**
* Research Institute of Pulse Processes with Pilot Production (National Academy of Sciences of Belarus)
** Research Institute for Nuclear Problems (Belarusian State University)
Belarus

2. Explosive opening switch
High explosive
Dielectric jetmaker
Forming of cumulative jet from a grooved surface [LASL flash radiography]
Dielectric barrier
Current-carrying conductor

3. Calculation Parameters of shaped charge jet penetration into a barrier
Cumulation parameters
Parameters of shaped charge jet penetration into a barrier
Polyethylene (PE), polyoxymethylene (POM) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)

4. Preliminary test Max. current 6.5 kA Time of current breaking 2.4 µs
Max. resistance
30 Ohm
Breaking of a circuit with kiloampere current pulse from capacitive energy storage system

5. Experiment with Magneto-cumulative generator
Explosive opening switch
MCG
EOS performance
Max. current
0.32 MA
Time of current breaking
2.7 µs
Max. value of the current derivative
-2.5·1011 A/s

6. Thank you for your attention!
EXPLOSIVE DEVICE FOR HEAVY-CURRENT SWITCHING P. T. Bogdanovich, A. A. Komorny and B.A. Tarnopolsky
Research Institute for Nuclear Problems (Belarusian State University)
Research Institute of Pulse Processes with Pilot Production
(National Academy of Sciences of Belarus)
Explosive device for pulsed power technology
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