Characterization of an electrothermal plasma with polymer and metal source materials

Summary form only given. Pulsed electrothermal (ET) plasma sources were originally used as ignition sources for electrothermal chemical weapons and secondary rail gun armature. An ET system consists of a discharge capacitor and accompanying electronics. The capacitor discharges through an electrode,...

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Published inIEEE conference record-abstracts - IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science p. 1
Main Authors Gebhart, T. E., Echols, J. R., Winfrey, A. L.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.05.2015
Subjects
Capacitors
Discharges (electric)
Electrodes
Fault location
Heating
Plasmas
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ISSN0730-9244
DOI10.1109/PLASMA.2015.7179934

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Summary:Summary form only given. Pulsed electrothermal (ET) plasma sources were originally used as ignition sources for electrothermal chemical weapons and secondary rail gun armature. An ET system consists of a discharge capacitor and accompanying electronics. The capacitor discharges through an electrode, normally comprised of tungsten, which sends current to ground through an insulating liner. The liner can be any insulating material that is subject to dissociation and ablation due to joule heating.
ISSN:0730-9244
DOI:10.1109/PLASMA.2015.7179934