TY - JOUR
T1 - A platform for exploding wires in different media
AU - Han, Ruoyu
AU - Wu, Jiawei
AU - Qiu, Aici
AU - Zhou, Haibin
AU - Wang, Yanan
AU - Yan, Jiaqi
AU - Ding, Weidong
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Author(s).
PY - 2017/10/1
Y1 - 2017/10/1
N2 - A platform SWE-2 used for single wire explosion experiments has been designed, established, and commissioned. This paper describes the design and initial experiments of SWE-2. In summary, two pulsed current sources based on pulse capacitors and spark gaps are adopted to drive sub-microsecond and microsecond time scale wire explosions in a gaseous/liquid medium, respectively. In the initial experiments, a single copper wire was exploded in air, helium, and argon with a 0.1-0.3 MPa ambient pressure as well as tap water with a 283-323 K temperature, 184-11 000 μS/cm conductivity, or 0.1-0.9 MPa hydrostatic pressure. In addition, the diagnostic system is introduced in detail. Energy deposition, optical emission, and shock wave characteristics are briefly discussed based on experimental results. The platform was demonstrated to operate successfully with a single wire load. These results provide the potential for further applications of this platform, such as plasma-matter interactions, shock wave effects, and reservoir simulations.
AB - A platform SWE-2 used for single wire explosion experiments has been designed, established, and commissioned. This paper describes the design and initial experiments of SWE-2. In summary, two pulsed current sources based on pulse capacitors and spark gaps are adopted to drive sub-microsecond and microsecond time scale wire explosions in a gaseous/liquid medium, respectively. In the initial experiments, a single copper wire was exploded in air, helium, and argon with a 0.1-0.3 MPa ambient pressure as well as tap water with a 283-323 K temperature, 184-11 000 μS/cm conductivity, or 0.1-0.9 MPa hydrostatic pressure. In addition, the diagnostic system is introduced in detail. Energy deposition, optical emission, and shock wave characteristics are briefly discussed based on experimental results. The platform was demonstrated to operate successfully with a single wire load. These results provide the potential for further applications of this platform, such as plasma-matter interactions, shock wave effects, and reservoir simulations.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85031507501
U2 - 10.1063/1.4996027
DO - 10.1063/1.4996027
M3 - Article
C2 - 29092495
AN - SCOPUS:85031507501
SN - 0034-6748
VL - 88
JO - Review of Scientific Instruments
JF - Review of Scientific Instruments
IS - 10
M1 - 103504
ER -